Leadless Dual-Chamber Pacing

Lukas Bereuter, MSc; Mirco Gysin, MSc; Thomas Kueffer, MSc; Martin Kucera, MSc; Thomas Niederhauser, PhD; Jürg Fuhrer, MD; Paul Heinisch, MD; Adrian Zurbuchen, PhD; Dominik Obrist, PhD; Hildegard Tanner, MD; Andreas Haeberlin, MD, PhD

JACC: Basic to Translational Science (Dec 2018)

Leadless Dual-Chamber Pacing

Lukas Bereuter, MSc,
Mirco Gysin, MSc,
Thomas Kueffer, MSc,
Martin Kucera, MSc,
Thomas Niederhauser, PhD,
Jürg Fuhrer, MD,
Paul Heinisch, MD,
Adrian Zurbuchen, PhD,
Dominik Obrist, PhD,
Hildegard Tanner, MD,
Andreas Haeberlin, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Lukas Bereuter, MSc: Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; Address for correspondence: Mr. Lukas Bereuter, ARTORG Center, Murtenstrasse 50, 3008 Bern, Switzerland.
Mirco Gysin, MSc: ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Thomas Kueffer, MSc: Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Martin Kucera, MSc: Institute for Human Centered Engineering, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Biel, Switzerland
Thomas Niederhauser, PhD: Institute for Human Centered Engineering, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Biel, Switzerland
Jürg Fuhrer, MD: Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Paul Heinisch, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Adrian Zurbuchen, PhD: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dominik Obrist, PhD: ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Hildegard Tanner, MD: Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Andreas Haeberlin, MD, PhD: Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 6
pp. 813 – 823

Abstract

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Summary: Contemporary leadless pacemakers only feature single-chamber pacing capability. This study presents a prototype of a leadless dual-chamber pacemaker. Highly energy-efficient intrabody communication was implemented for wireless pacemaker synchronization. Optimal communication parameters were obtained by in vivo and ex vivo measurements in the heart and blood. The prototype successfully performed dual-chamber pacing in vivo. The presented wireless communication method may in the future also enable leadless cardiac resynchronization therapy. Key Words: intrabody communication, leadless dual-chamber pacing, leadless pacemaker, low power, wireless communication

Published in JACC: Basic to Translational Science

ISSN: 2452-302X (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-basic-to-translational-science/

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