Medulla– The primary role of the medulla is regulating our involuntary life sustaining functions such as breathing, swallowing and heart rate. As part of the brain stem, it also helps transfer neural messages to and from the brain and spinal cord. It is located at the junction of the spinal...
The heart defibrillation device (1) has an implantable cardiac pacemaker combined with a defibrillator (3). A defibrillation electrode and a back plate electrode (4) is provided with an implantable stimulation and sensing electrode (5). The defibrillation electrode is separated from the stimulation ...
The cable is fixed to heart of a patient with a barbed hook and is connected with a cardiac pacemaker present outside the human body. The cable is pulled out of the body 6 days after the heart surgery. The cable remains completely or partially in the human body and is resorbed by the...
The cable is fixed to heart of a patient with a barbed hook and is connected with a cardiac pacemaker present outside the human body. The cable is pulled out of the body 6 days after the heart surgery. The cable remains completely or partially in the human body and is resorbed by the...
The electrode has an electrode tip (3) provided in a heart for transmission of stimulation impulses. A fixing unit (5) is provided for fixing the tip in the heart. The form and/or the arrangement of the unit (5) are changeable relative to the tip. Actuating units (6, 7) are ...