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7620454 Gastro-electric stimulation for reducing the acidity of gastric secretions or reducing the amounts thereof  
A gastro-electric stimulation system includes an INS for producing an electrical stimulation signal, at least one medical electrical lead, and at least two electrical contacts. The medical...
7531810 Integrated half-beam profile measurement and polar profile for circular radiation field symmetry assessment  
A method for routine monitoring and quality assurance of field asymmetry of high energy circular radiation beam producing equipment. The quality assurance process of field symmetry for devices such...
7373207 Treatments for a patient with congestive heart failure  
The invention is directed to devices for two minimally invasive therapeutic procedures, particularly for patients with congestive heart failure. One procedure involves providing a valve to form a...
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...
7328071 Lead placement device  
Lead placement apparatus to transmit electrical signals to stimulate selected body tissue includes an introducer handle supporting a tubular outer sheath of flexible resilient material including a...
7272448 Medical lead for placement in the pericardial sac  
The lead body of a medical lead comprises a distal end portion carrying at least one electrode for placement in the pericardial sac of a human heart. The distal end portion of the lead body...
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...
7177680 Field stimulation about a discontinuity of the myocardium to capture the heart at reduced pacing thresholds  
Improved pacing thresholds for capturing the heart are achieved by forming a discontinuity in the cardiac tissue of the heart chamber, disposing a pacing electrode at a distance less than a space...
7142928 Field stimulation about a discontinuity of the myocardium to capture the heart at reduced pacing thresholds  
Improved pacing thresholds for capturing the heart are achieved by forming a discontinuity in the cardiac tissue of the heart chamber, disposing a pacing electrode at a distance exceeding a space...
7120504 Epicardial screw-in lead  
An epicardial screw-in lead is disclosed which includes an elongated lead body, an electrode housing at a distal end of the lead body for stimulating cardiac tissue, and a helical fixation screw...
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...
6909920 System and method for positioning an implantable medical device within a body  
A transvenous implantable medical device adapted for implantation in a body, and which is particularly adapted for use in a vessel such as the coronary sinus or cardiac great vein. The implantable...
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...
5443492 Medical electrical lead and introducer system for implantable pulse generator  
An implantable lead for establishing electrical contact between a medical device and body tissue, in which an active fixation mechanism secures the lead in place while allowing a distal electrode...
5259395 Pacemaker lead with extendable retractable lockable fixing helix  
A body implantable lead including a sheath, an electrode sleeve secured at a distal end of the sheath, a rotor body positioned within the sleeve, a fixing helix secured to a distal end of the rotor...
5154183 Bipolar myocardial electrode assembly  
A bipolar electrode assembly for attachment to heart tissue for use with a pacemaker. The assembly has a hub member with a helical screw-in coil that acts as a first electrode and is used to attach...
5040545 Releasable lock assembly  
A tool for implanting a pacing lead into heart tissue has a pair of side-by-side beams pivoted together at the opposite ends thereof. The beams have jaws that grip a lead head supporting a helical...
4972847 Pacing lead and introducer therefor  
A tool for implanting a pacing lead into heart tissue has a pair of side-by-side beams pivoted together at the opposite ends thereof. The beams have jaws that grip a lead head supporting a helical...
4679572 Low threshold cardiac pacing electrodes  
An electrode for use in cardiac pacemaking has a conductive tip portion including a substrate composed of a material conventionally employed for pacing electrodes, and a layer of film of iridium...
4646755 Introducer tool for endocardial screw-in lead  
An introducer tool for a screw-in endocardial lead includes a plunger housing which is connected to the connector of the endocardial lead. The plunger housing is shiftable in a locking tube between...
4628943 Bipolar screw-in packing lead assembly  
The bipolar screw-in pacing lead assembly is adapted to be mechanically secured to tissue of a body in an electrically conductive manner. The pacing lead assembly comprises an insulative tubular...
4624266 Introducer tool for screw-in lead  
A stylet and introducer tool is used with a screw-in electrode which is adapted to attach living tissue to a pulse generator, such as a pacemaker or the like. The stylet has a knob at its proximal...
RE32227 "J" Stylet wire  
A body implantable lead having a two-piece stylet. An inner solid portion of the stylet enables a shape to be imparted to the stylet to allow proper maneuvering of the lead during implant. A second...
4357946 Epicardial pacing lead with stylet controlled helical fixation screw  
Epicardial pacing lead for affixation to epicardial heart tissue either onto the forward facing portion of the heart or behind the heart during thoracic surgery. A stylet controls a helical...
4299239 Epicardial heart lead assembly  
An epicardial lead with an insertion assembly for attaching same into good stimulating contact with the heart wall, the lead having movable fixation means for fixing the distal electrode head to...
4280513 Tool and method for attaching electrode to body tissue  
Tool and method for attaching an electrode having a rigid screw-like conductor to the heart or other body tissue. The tool has an elongated handle and a driving head mounted for rotation about an...
4280510 Sutureless myocardial lead introducer  
The sutureless myocardial lead introducer herein disclosed includes a handle having at the distal end thereof means for releasably holding a body tissue electrode for screwing into body tissue and...
4271846 Lead installation tool  
A tool for installing a body implantable electrode of a lead that includes an electrode holder assembly having a clamp for releasably clamping an electrode mounting head and a clamp operator...
4235246 Epicardial heart lead and assembly and method for optimal fixation of same for cardiac pacing  
An epicardial lead with an insertion assembly for attaching same into good stimulating contact with the heart wall, the lead having movable fixation means for fixing the distal electrode head to...
4207903 Device for screwing body tissue electrode into body tissue  
An assembly of a primary and an auxiliary tool employed in implanting an electrical lead and its electrode in body tissue, the primary tool or device having a groove associated therewith for...
4157720 Cardiac pacemaker  
A cardiac pacemaker including a pulse generator and an electrical source such as a battery completely enveloped in a small size housing. An electrode operatively connected to the pulse generator...
4146037 Cardiac pacer electrode and lead insertion tool  
A guide tube means for assisting in the fixation of an electrode to the heart of a patient, with the guide tube means being adapted for releasable retention of the electrode and its associated...
4010758 Bipolar body tissue electrode  
A bipolar electrode of the type adapted to be electrically and physically coupled to a body tissue is disclosed as comprising a helix-configured electrode to be screwed into the body tissue and an...
4010757 Auxiliary tool for removing electrode from holder  
An auxiliary tool for use with a primary tool employed in implanting an electrical lead in body tissue, the primary tool being designed to hold the lead during implantation so as to avoid imparting...
3875947 DEVICE FOR SCREWING BODY TISSUE ELECTRODE INTO BODY TISSUE  
A primary and auxiliary tool employed in implanting an electrical lead in body tissue, the primary tool having means associated therewith for holding the lead during implantation so as to avoid...
3737579 BODY TISSUE ELECTRODE AND DEVICE FOR SCREWING THE ELECTRODE INTO BODY TISSUE  
A body implantable electrode comprising a flexible insulated conductor having a proximal end adapted for connection to a power supply and a distal end portion comprising an uninsulated, conductive,...
3472234 BODY ORGAN ELECTRODE  
3416534 Body organ electrode  
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