Apparatus and method for spatially and temporally distributing cardiac electrical stimulation

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PATENT NO 6640135
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09544363

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A cardiac electro-stimulatory device and method for operating same in which stimulation pulses are distributed among a plurality of electrodes fixed at different sites of the myocardium in order to reduce myocardial hypertrophy brought about by repeated pacing at a single site and/or increase myocardial contractility. In order to spatially and temporally distribute the stimulation, the pulses are delivered through a switchable pulse output configuration during a single cardiac cycle, with each configuration comprising one or more electrodes fixed to different sites in the myocardium.

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CARDIAC PACEMAKERS INC4100 HAMLINE AVENUE NORTH ST PAUL MN 55112-5798

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KenKnight, Bruce H Maple Grove, MN 229 15566
Salo, Rodney W Fridley, MN 117 9984
Spinelli, Julio C Shoreview, MN 163 11098

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