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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5626626 | Implantable medical apparatus with magnifying header An implantable medical apparatus operable in conjunction with an attachable lead, and having a housing containing an electronic component, with a header connected to the housing and defining a cavity. A connector element is positioned within the cavity an... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5578069 | Electrode deployment mechanism and method using artificial muscle A lead having a defibrillation electrode that is deployed for defibrillation using artificial muscle. In an undeployed position, the defibrillation electrode is small in diameter so as to be easily implanted pervenously and nonobstructive to cardiac contr... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5456706 | Cardiac defibrillation lead having defibrillation and atrial sensing electrodes A lead for use with an implantable cardioverter/defibrillator system is disclosed. In the preferred embodiment, the lead combines a right ventricular endocardial electrode, a superior vena cava electrode and one or more atrial sensing electrodes on a sing... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5439485 | Flexible defibrillation electrode of improved construction An implantable defibrillator lead comprises a flexible core onto which is wound helically wound coils to form an electrode. These electrode coils are partially encapsulated by a flexible matrix which holds them in their wrapped position around the core. D... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5439391 | Lead adapter An electronic connector pin adapter comprises a forward connector pin portion and a rear end portion. The rear end portion comprises a plurality of longitudinally extending retaining fingers carried in electrically connected relation with the connector pi... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5413594 | Method and apparatus for interrogating an implanted cardiac device An implantable cardiac therapy device collects patient ECG and device status information, including cardiac event interval information, why therapy was or was not applied, and patient response to therapy, in connection with an arrhythmic episode and corre... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5385578 | Electrical connection for medical electrical stimulation electrodes An improved endocardial lead for electrocardial stimulation includes a sleeve that has a face surface. A conductor fitted into the sleeve, such that a distal end of the conductor passes completely through the sleeve, past the face surface, is electrically... | 01/31/1995 |
