Patent ID: 7693575
Filing Date: 2010-04-06
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A heart stimulator for stimulating a chamber of a heart by way of electrical stimulation pulses, said simulator comprising: a sensing stage connected or being connectable to an electrode lead comprising an electrode for picking up electric potentials inside a heart chamber, said sensing stage being adapted to sense an excitation of a heart chamber by way of picked up electric potentials, a stimulation pulse generator adapted to generate electric stimulation pulses and being connected or being connectable to an electrode lead comprising a stimulation electrode for delivering electric stimulation pulses to said chamber of a heart, a control unit being connected to said sensing stage and to said stimulation pulse generator and being adapted to trigger stimulation pulses to be generated by the stimulation pulse generator and to be delivered via said electrode lead, said stimulation pulses being triggered with a controlled stimulation rate controlled by the control unit, and a monitoring stage and being connected to the control unit and being adapted to monitor said controlled stimulation rate and