CPC A61N 1/3787 (2013.01) [A61B 5/283 (2021.01); A61N 1/362 (2013.01); A61N 1/3702 (2013.01); A61N 1/3756 (2013.01); A61N 1/37205 (2013.01); A61B 17/3468 (2013.01); A61N 1/37223 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of implanting a receiver-stimulator at a location of a heart of a patient, the method comprising:
advancing the receiver-stimulator to the location of the heart while the receiver-stimulator is connected to a delivery system;
delivering electrical energy to the location of the heart, via a first electrode and/or a second electrode of the receiver stimulator, while the delivery system is electrically connected between (a) a contact of the receiver-stimulator that is electrically connected to the first electrode and (b) an external electrical system configured to generate the electrical energy;
disconnecting the receiver-stimulator from the delivery system, wherein disconnecting the receiver-stimulator includes blocking a current path through the patient from the contact to the second electrode while maintaining a current path through the patient from the first electrode to the second electrode; and
after disconnecting the receiver-stimulator from the delivery system, wirelessly delivering energy to the receiver-stimulator, wherein the receiver-stimulator is configured to covert the energy to electrical energy and deliver the electrical energy to the location of the heart via the first electrode and/or the second electrode.
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