(19)
(11) EP 1 569 716 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
19.12.2012 Bulletin 2012/51

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
15.08.2012 Bulletin 2012/33

(21) Application number: 03789869.9

(22) Date of filing: 20.11.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61N 1/368(2006.01)
A61N 1/39(2006.01)
 A61N 1/362(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2003/037099
(87) International publication number:
WO 2004/045385 (03.06.2004 Gazette 2004/23)

(54)

A DEVICE AND METHOD TO DISCRIMINATE BETWEEN SUPRA VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIAS AND VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR UNTERSCHEIDUNG ZWISCHEN SUPRAVENTRIKULÄRER TACHYKARDIE UND VENTRIKULÄRER ARRHYTHMIE

DISPOSITIF ET PROCEDE PERMETTANT DE DISTINGUER UNE TACHYCARDIE SUPRAVENTRICULAIRE D'UNE ARYTHMIE VENTRICULAIRE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 20.11.2002 US 427712 P
19.11.2003 US 717248

(43) Date of publication of application:
07.09.2005 Bulletin 2005/36

(73) Proprietor: University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
Pittsburgh, PA 15260 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • SABA, Fawzi, Samir
    Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (US)

(74) Representative: Glawe, Delfs, Moll 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Rothenbaumchaussee 58
20148 Hamburg
20148 Hamburg (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
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US-A- 5 243 980
US-A- 5 476 482
US-A1- 2002 169 484
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US-A- 5 383 910
US-A- 5 562 708
   
       
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