PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a side effect on a vagus nerve due to stimulation and to achieve miniaturization and reduction of power consumption while accurately detecting heartbeats.SOLUTION: This heart treatment device 1 includes: a heartbeat detecting part 2 that detects heartbeats by using an electrode disposed at the heart A a pulse transformer 5 having a primary winding 5a and a secondary winding 5b connected to the vagus nerve B, the heartbeat detecting part 2 being disposed on the side of the primary winding 5a and a pulse generating part 8 that supplies an electric pulse to the primary winding 5a of the pulse transformer 5 based on the heartbeats detected by the heartbeat detecting part 2, the electric pulse having a pulse width not exceeding the ET (voltage-time) product of the pulse transformer 5.COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】刺激による迷走神経への副作用を防ぎ、また、心拍を正確に検出しながら小型化および消費電力の低減を図る。【解決手段】心臓Aに配置された電極により心拍を検出する心拍検出部2と、1次巻線5a側に心拍検出部2が配置され、2次巻線5bが迷走神経Bに接続されたパルストランス5と、心拍検出部2によって検出された心拍に基づいて、パルストランス5のET積を超えないパルス幅を有する電気パルスをパルストランス5の1次巻線5aに供給するパルス発生部8とを備える心臓治療装置1を提供する。【選択図】図1
