EP1216075A4 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA - Google Patents

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA

Info

Publication number: EP1216075A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: cardiac arrhythmia; treating cardiac; treating; arrhythmia; cardiac
Prior art date: 1999-09-07
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP00959572A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1216075A1 (en

Inventor

Bruce H Kenknight

Raymond E Ideker

Robert S Booker Iii

Stephen J Hahn

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

UAB Research Foundation

Original Assignee

UAB Research Foundation

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1999-09-07

Filing date

2000-08-29

Publication date

2005-04-13

1999-09-07 Priority claimed from US09/390,442 external-priority patent/US6275730B1/en

1999-09-07 Priority claimed from US09/391,026 external-priority patent/US6266563B1/en

2000-08-29 Application filed by UAB Research Foundation filed Critical UAB Research Foundation

2002-06-26 Publication of EP1216075A1 publication Critical patent/EP1216075A1/en

2005-04-13 Publication of EP1216075A4 publication Critical patent/EP1216075A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
- A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
- A61N1/18—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes
- A61N1/32—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents
- A61N1/38—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for producing shock effects
- A61N1/39—Heart defibrillators
- A61N1/3956—Implantable devices for applying electric shocks to the heart, e.g. for cardioversion
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
- A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
- A61N1/18—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes
- A61N1/32—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents
- A61N1/38—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for producing shock effects
- A61N1/39—Heart defibrillators
- A61N1/3918—Heart defibrillators characterised by shock pathway, e.g. by electrode configuration

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Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Cardiology (AREA)
Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Biomedical Technology (AREA)
Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Public Health (AREA)
Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
Electrotherapy Devices (AREA)

EP00959572A 1999-09-07 2000-08-29 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA Withdrawn EP1216075A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US390442		1995-02-17
US09/390,442 US6275730B1 (en)	1997-03-14	1999-09-07	Method and apparatus for treating cardiac arrythmia
US09/391,026 US6266563B1 (en)	1997-03-14	1999-09-07	Method and apparatus for treating cardiac arrhythmia
US391026		1999-09-07
PCT/US2000/023731 WO2001017610A1 (en)	1999-09-07	2000-08-29	Method and apparatus for treating cardiac arrhythmia

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1216075A1 EP1216075A1 (en)	2002-06-26
EP1216075A4 true EP1216075A4 (en)	2005-04-13

Family

ID=27013140

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP00959572A Withdrawn EP1216075A4 (en)	1999-09-07	2000-08-29	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1216075A4 (en)
AU (1)	AU7086700A (en)
WO (1)	WO2001017610A1 (en)

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US5464431A (en) *	1991-04-12	1995-11-07	Incontrol, Inc.	Atrial fibrillation detector
US5800465A (en) *	1996-06-18	1998-09-01	Medtronic, Inc.	System and method for multisite steering of cardiac stimuli
WO1998040122A1 (en) *	1997-03-14	1998-09-17	University Of Alabama At Birmingham Research Foundation	Method and apparatus for treating cardiac arrhythmia

Family Cites Families (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US5978704A (en) *	1997-06-03	1999-11-02	Uab Research Foundation	Method and apparatus for treating cardiac arrhythmia

2000
- 2000-08-29 WO PCT/US2000/023731 patent/WO2001017610A1/en active Application Filing
- 2000-08-29 AU AU70867/00A patent/AU7086700A/en not_active Abandoned
- 2000-08-29 EP EP00959572A patent/EP1216075A4/en not_active Withdrawn

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US5464431A (en) *	1991-04-12	1995-11-07	Incontrol, Inc.	Atrial fibrillation detector
US5800465A (en) *	1996-06-18	1998-09-01	Medtronic, Inc.	System and method for multisite steering of cardiac stimuli
WO1998040122A1 (en) *	1997-03-14	1998-09-17	University Of Alabama At Birmingham Research Foundation	Method and apparatus for treating cardiac arrhythmia

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
See also references of WO0117610A1 *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
AU7086700A (en)	2001-04-10
WO2001017610A1 (en)	2001-03-15
EP1216075A1 (en)	2002-06-26

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2002-05-09	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
2002-06-26	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 20020330
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2004-12-15	RIC1	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant	Ipc: 7A 61N 1/362 B Ipc: 7A 61N 1/39 A Ipc: 7A 61N 1/05 B
2005-04-13	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20050210
2007-11-14	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 20071017
2011-05-27	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
2011-06-29	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20110106