Patent ID: 6934582
Filing Date: 2005-08-23
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for treating fibrillation of at least one chamber of a heart of a patient, comprising: a fibrillation detector; a defibrillator for defibrillating the chamber of the heart, wherein the defibrillator is connected to the fibrillation detector and effects defibrillation subsequently to a time interval after detection of the fibrillation; a warning device which is connected to the fibrillation detector that delivers a warning signal when a fibrillation has been detected; and a control means for controlling the apparatus having a control input actuable by the patient, wherein the control means is connected to the defibrillator and delays the time of a defibrillation if the control means receives a corresponding signal by way of the control input, characterized in that the apparatus further comprises a condition detector that detects a hemodynamic condition of the heart, and the control means is connected to the condition detector and prevents a delay in the time of defibrillation when the condition detector detects a predetermined hemodynamic condition.