摘要 |
An active implanted medical device of the implantable defibrillatory cardioverter type. This device comprises an atrial electrode (40), a ventricular electrode (50), at least one electrode external to the heart (70, 80) and a pulse generator (60). The pulse generator comprises a means for delivering a shock energy pulse for defibrillation or cardioversion, and means for switching the electrode configuration, that determines between which electrodes the defibrillation or cardioversion shock energy pulse is to be applied. The switching means operates in response to the determined delivery of a cardioversion shock pulse energy, by disconnecting the atrial electrode from the means for delivering the shock energy pulse for defibrillation or cardioversion, and, if the configuration of electrodes determined by the switching means foresees the commutation of the atrial electrodes a return electrode, then to substitute for the atrial electrode at least one of electrodes external to the heart.
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