| 摘要 |
The invention relates to an implantable defibrillator (1), intended for connection to an electrode lead system (23), comprising a sensing unit (5) for sensing the condition of the heart and emitting a condition signal corresponding to that condition, a control unit (13) for determining the heart's condition from the condition signal and, if a state of fibrillation is present, sending a command signal to a shock pulse generator (33), which, depending on the command signal, delivers at least one defibrillation shock to the heart via the electrode lead system (23), the shock comprising one or a plurality of low-energy pulses with an energy less than 2 Joules and a very high voltage, i.e. more than 1,000 Volts. So each low-energy pulse has a voltage greatly exceeding the voltage in a conventional defibrillation shock and less energy than the energy in a conventional defibrillation shock. <IMAGE> |
