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7544197 |
Rotatable lead introducer
Minimally invasive introducers and methods that can be used for rotationally securing devices within the human body. Introducers can include a distal element for releasably engaging a lead head...
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7515971 |
Left atrial pressure sensor lead
An apparatus for and method of measuring pressure through a septum in a patient's heart is provided. A lead inserted into the right side of a heart is routed through the septum to gain access to...
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7369901 |
Myocardial lead and lead system
An implantable myocardial stimulation lead comprises a lead body having a distal end and a proximal end, and an electrical connector carried by the proximal end of the lead body. An electrode...
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7347826 |
Packaging sensors for long term implant
According to this technique of packaging a sensor device implantable in a living body so as to provide protection of the sensor device and to the living body itself, an electrical conductor of the...
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7346389 |
Dilation enhancer with pre-medicated contact lenses
A contact lens with a conductive outer shell (one electrode of a two-electrode electrophoresis device) and a preferably soft, preferably disposable contact lens for contacting a patient's eye,...
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7305270 |
Cardiac pacing/sensing lead providing far-field signal rejection
A proximal end of a lead body carries a connector assembly. A first electrical conductor within the lead body electrically connects a tip electrode to a first electrical contact on the connector...
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7299092 |
Subcutaneous electrode for transthoracic conduction with low profile installation appendage
Electrical cardiac therapy devices including electrode lead assemblies having appendages coupled to an electrode. The appendage may take the form of a riser and a head having various...
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7270669 |
Epicardial lead placement for bi-ventricular pacing using thoracoscopic approach
A method and apparatus for placing an epicardial lead over a desired, predetermined location on the left ventricle using a minimally invasive approach. A thoracoscope having a handle portion and a...
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7239924 |
Electrode line
Certain embodiments of the present invention concern an implantable electrode line having a proximal and a distal end, an outer electrode line surface and an electrode line longitudinal axis. The...
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7177704 |
Pacing method and apparatus
The present invention provides for a method and apparatus providing pacing to improve the hemodynamics of the heart for patients with AV nodal block, right/left bundle branch block, and heart...
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7168165 |
Fabrication of electrical medical leads employing multi-filar wire conductors
During fabrication of an electrical medical lead, a cut end of a stranded wire conductor is subjected to electrical current sufficient to heat and weld the strands together upon discharge of a high...
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7155294 |
Conductor arrangement for multipolar medical electrical leads
A medical electrical lead includes a first electrode and a second electrode positioned distal to the first electrode; a first portion of a first cable conductor extends through a channel of the...
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7127302 |
Electrode lead
An intracardial electrode lead comprises a distal end, a proximal end and an elongate electrode lead body which includes a helical coil having a lumen and a sheath enclosing the helical coil. The...
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7089046 |
Removable cap for tissue-insertable connections
A helical element for insertion into tissue comprises a helical element having an insertion end, a protruding end and an open central area within the wire, rods, filaments, cables or the like that...
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7076309 |
Apparatus and method for fixedly engaging an electrical lead
An electrical lead includes an elongate body having a proximal end and a fixation member joined to the elongate body and distally disposed from the proximal end of the elongate body, wherein the...
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7058438 |
Method and apparatus for self-diagnostic evaluation of nerve sensory latency
A portable apparatus which allows a user to perform self-diagnostic evaluation of nerve sensory latency between a pair of epidermal locations proximal to nerve conduction paths. The device provides...
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7047086 |
Single electrode probe for a cardiac pacemaker system
A single electrode probe for a cardiac pacemaker system, in particular for a DDD cardiac pacemaker system, has an electrode line with a bifurcated section, at the beginning of which the electrode...
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7027852 |
Lead with distal tip surface electrodes connected in parallel
An body implantable stimulation lead is provided including tip electrode patterns and configurations producing low noise, clean sensed signals devoid of far field components, such sensed signals...
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6901287 |
Implantable therapy delivery element adjustable anchor
An implantable therapy delivery system has a therapy delivery element that is inserted or implanted into a human body and anchored or fixed to tissue to delivery a therapy to a patient. In one...
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6813521 |
Medical electrical lead
A medical electrical lead is provided that is readily manufactured using a minimal number of parts, has a reduced size and improved reliability during implantation and extraction. The lead includes...
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6748653 |
Method of making a temporary medical lead having biodegradable electrode mounting pad loaded with therapeutic drug
A method of making a temporary medical electrical lead for pacing or defibrillating a heart of a patient. The method comprises providing at least one electrical conductor having proximal and distal...
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6714806 |
System and method for determining tissue contact of an implantable medical device within a body
An improved system for monitoring the status of an IMD such as a medical electrical lead during an implant procedure is provided. The system includes a signal generator for supplying a first signal...
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6650921 |
Cardiac lead with minimized inside diameter of sleeve
A lead assembly adapted for endocardial fixation to a human heart is provided. The lead assembly includes a lead body that has a proximal end provided with a connector for electrical connection to...
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6553245 |
Method and apparatus for self-diagnostic evaluation of nerve sensory latency
A portable apparatus which allows a user to perform self-diagnostic evaluation of nerve sensory latency between a pair of epidermal locations proximal to nerve conduction paths. The device provides...
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6540765 |
Apparatus for positioning a cardiac pacer lead
An apparatus for placing a pacing electrode in the coronary sinus so as to pace the left ventricle of the heart comprises a preshaped, flexible catheter having a distal end and a predetermined...
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6529779 |
Inflatable electrode for temporary pacing
A temporary balloon-type electrode for insertion and temporary fixation in a blood vessel of a heart, for determining a suitable place therein for a subsequently inserted and fixed permanent...
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6494825 |
System for stress relieving the heart muscle and for controlling heart function
An apparatus and method for relieving stress on a heart muscle tissue in a wall of a heart having a chamber. A plurality of biocompatible and implantable elongate strips are configured to be...
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6473654 |
Lead anchor
An anchor is provided for securing an elongated cylindrical member, such as a lead cable, to surrounding tissue. The anchor has a simple design that allows the anchor to be held in place on, e.g.,...
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6473633 |
Removable cap for tissue-insertable connections
A helical element for insertion into tissue comprises a helical element having an insertion end, a protruding end and an open central area within the wire, rods, filaments, cables or the like that...
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6360129 |
Mannitol/hydrogel cap for tissue-insertable connections
A helical element for insertion into tissue comprises a helical element having an insertion end, a protruding end and an open central area within the wire, rods, filaments, cables or the like that...
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6330480 |
Plastically deformed medical electrode with releasable conductive cable
An electrode device intended for medical equipment and arranged to be attached to a tissue of a body part of a patient, the electrode device including a clamping member, wherein the clamping member...
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RE37463 |
Implantable device for penetrating and delivering agents to cardiac tissue
An implantable devices for the effective elimination of an arrhythmogenic site from the myocardium is presented. By inserting small biocompatible conductors and/or insulators into the heart tissue...
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6266548 |
Indotracheal tube
A double balloon endrotrachael tube has a hose section (1) and at least two adjacent balloons (3; 6) that may be independently inflated. Atraumatic sensors for monitoring the motor larynx nerves...
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6161029 |
Apparatus and method for fixing electrodes in a blood vessel
Endocardial implantable cardiac leads are disclosed for applying electrical stimulation to and/or sensing electrical activity of the heart at one or more distal electrode positioned at a cardiac...
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6141594 |
Single pass lead and system with active and passive fixation elements
A single pass endocardial lead is provided which is adapted for implantation on or about the heart and for connection to a system for monitoring or stimulating cardiac activity. The lead includes a...
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6097986 |
Retractable lead with mesh screen
A retractable lead having a distal tip electrode is adapted for implantation on or about the heart and for connection to a system for monitoring or stimulating cardiac activity. The electrode...
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6085119 |
Single pass endocardial lead for multi-site atrial pacing
A single-pass endocardial lead electrode is adapted for implantation within a single chamber of the heart. The lead includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The first and second...
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6078840 |
Medical electrical lead having improved fixation
The present invention is directed to a medical electrical lead having active fixation which features an improved fixation helix. In particular the present invention is a medical electrical lead...
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6058332 |
System for anchoring mid-lead electrode on an endocardial catheter lead
A system for passively anchoring mid-lead electrodes on an endocardial catheter lead includes at least one fibrosis-anchoring opening positioned along the exterior surface of the catheter lead body...
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6038463 |
Medical electrical lead
An implantable electrical lead of the type having a rigid, insulative electrode head carrying an advanceable helical electrode. The electrode head is mounted to an elongated insulative lead body...
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6006139 |
Single pass medical electrical lead with cap electrodes
The present invention is directed to a single pass medical electrical lead. In one embodiment, the lead features a pair of bipolar electrodes positioned along the lead body so that they are...
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6006122 |
Medical electrical lead
A transvenous lead specifically designed for coronary sinus implantation. The lead features a fixation ring positioned adjacent to the electrode. The ring is constructed so as to be readily pliable...
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5954761 |
Implantable endocardial lead assembly having a stent
Various endocardial lead assemblies are disclosed that may be particularly useful for placement within the coronary sinus. The lead assemblies may have open ends or closed ends. Lead assemblies...
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5871531 |
Medical electrical lead having tapered spiral fixation
A transvenous lead specifically designed for coronary sinus implantation. The lead of the present invention features an electrode/anchoring portion at its distal end. The electrode/anchoring...
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5824028 |
Line electrode oriented relative to fiber direction
An electrode terminal is described for delivering a stimulation pulse to the heart or other tissues containing a linear array of fibers. The electrode terminal is elongated and adapted for...
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5800499 |
Probe for an implantable medical device
A probe for an implanted medical device, more particularly for a cardiac pacemaker. The probe (10) has at its extremity a cylindrical body (14) supporting one or more electrodes (18) and a means of...
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5792217 |
Temporary bipolar heart wire
The present invention includes within its scope a temporary lead for pacing, sensing, monitoring, or defibrillating at least a portion of a human or animal organ, and methods for implanting and...
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5769881 |
Endocardial lead with multiple branches
A lead assembly includes a proximal end that has a connector for electrical connection to a cardiac stimulator, such as a pacemaker, a cardioverter/defibrillator, or a sensing instrument. The lead...
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5759202 |
Endocardial lead with lateral active fixation
A lead assembly adapted for transvenous implantation into a human heart is provided. The lead assembly includes a connector for electrical connection to a cardiac stimulator. An elongated sheath...
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5728148 |
Stylet unit for implanting a medical electrode cable
A stylet unit suitable for stiffening a hollow electrode cable, such as during the introduction and the anchoring of a medical electrode cable in the human body, includes a combination of a pair of...
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