Patent ID: 6690971
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A device for the therapy of supraventricular and ventricular bradycardial and tachycardial disrhythmias and for influencing the heart pumping force, comprising:electrodes for stimulating, by at least one of an electrical and a magnetic pulse, at least one of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves which innervate the sinus node, the atria, the atrioventricular node or the ventricles, with an associated first and second means for producing stimulation pulses which are at least one of electrical and magnetic in nature and which are passed to the corresponding electrodes, wherein said first and second pulse-producing means are activated respectively by an associated first and second means for detecting a first and second input signal when said first and second input signal correspond to a predetermined criterion, and electrodes for stimulating, by at least one of electrical and magnetic stimulation of the atria and ventricles and for ventricular cardioversion/defibrillation with an associated third and fourth means for producing stimulation pulses which are at least one of electrical and magnetic in nature and which are passed to said electrodes, wherein said third and fourth pulse-producing means are activated respectively by an associated third and fourth means for detecting a third and fourth input signal when said third and fourth input signal correspond to a predetermined criterion.