Patent ID: 6068651
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
An implantable cardiac device for providing cardioverting therapy to a patient when at least one atrium of the patient's heart is in need of cardioversion, said device comprising:atrial detecting means for detecting activity of the at least one atrium;atrial arrhythmia determining means responsive to said atrial detecting means for determining a time when the at least one atrium is in need of cardioversion;patient control means for allowing patient controlled delivery of the cardioverting therapy;atrial cardioverting means responsive to said atrial arrhythmia determining means and to said patient control means for applying the cardioverting therapy when the at least one atrium is in need of cardioversion;a safety timer for measuring time from the determining of said time when the at least one atrium is in need of cardioversion to an ""end-of-safe time""; anddeactivation means for deactivating said cardioverting means from delivering the cardioverting therapy when said safety timer reaches said ""end-of-safe time"".