| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an improved system for reducing device therapy pain. <P>SOLUTION: The system and method includes: sensing whether a shock to a heart is needed; prior to delivering the shock, causing at least a partial contraction of a musculature in a chest; and delivering the shock while the musculature is at least partially contracted, wherein causing at least a partial contraction of the musculature in the chest includes applying one or more pre-therapy conditioning electrical pulses which are directed so as to cause the at least a partial contraction of the chest muscles. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |
