APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LONG TERM ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF HEART MUSCLE CELLS

摘要

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for uniformly stimulating a large number of heart muscle cells, so that they will contract or beat, over long periods of time. The device uses an amplifier (320), connected to graphite electrodes (130), to produce a homogeneous electric field suitable for long term stimulation of the cells.