Abstract: Apparatus for applying a non-excitatory signal to a heart, comprising: at least one electrode, a power source, a wide-field ECG sensor that receives a wide-field ECG signal containing contributions from non-local sized portions of the heart, a controller for selectively electrifying said at least one electrode with a non-excitatory signal from said power source, and a safety filter that inhibits said electrifying responsive to said wide-field ECG signal.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 28, 2001
Date of Patent:
November 12, 2002
Assignee:
Impulse Dynamics NV
Inventors:
Shai Policker, Yuval Mika, David Prutchi, Itzhak Shemer