Patent ID: 6718205
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A method for facilitating intracardiac atrial defibrillation in a patient comprising the steps of:providing a unitary elongated flexible member with a proximal end and a distal end, first, second, and third spaced apart electrode arrays secured around the periphery of said flexible member wherein said electrode arrays are arranged in a predetermined pattern, and an atrial pacing/sensing electrode and at least one bi-polar pacing/sensing stimulation electrode located on said flexible member which can sense the occurrence of fibrillation; positioning said elongated flexible member within the patient's heart; positioning said first electrode array within the superior vena cava, positioning said second electrode array within the right atrium, and positioning said third electrode array within the coronary sinus; and applying electric shocks through said elongated flexible member in order to defibrillate the patient's heart.