Patent ID: 8886309
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for terminating a high frequency arrhythmic electric state of a biological tissue, the apparatus comprising: at least one sensor for providing an electric signal representative of the present electric state of the biological tissue; a determination unit an electric pulse generator for generating at least one series of electric pulses at intervals depending on the at least one dominant frequency; and at least one electrode connected to the pulse generator for applying the electric pulses to the biological tissue; wherein the determination unit, for terminating a determined high frequency arrhythmic electric state of the biological tissue, determines from the electric signal a dominance level indicative of how dominant the at least one dominant frequency is in the high frequency arrhythmic electric state; and triggers the electric pulse generator to generate the at least one series of electric pulses starting at a point in time at which the dominance level exceeds a predefined threshold value.