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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8086324 | Intrapericardial lead with distal region configured to optimize lead extraction A lead includes a lead body with a stylet receiving lumen, a distal tip, and a distal portion proximal of the distal tip that is biased to assume a non-linear configuration. Insertion of a stylet into the lumen causes the distal portion to transition from the non-li... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8050775 | Coronary vein lead having pre-formed biased portions for fixation A lead having pre-formed biased portion is adapted for implantation on or about the heart within the coronary vasculature and for connection to a signal generator. The lead is constructed and arranged so that when it is implanted, the electrodes are housed in the co... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7558632 | Method of manufacturing an implantable J-shaped lead An implantable multi-conductor endocardial lead for a cardiac stimulator includes a tubular lead body of flexible resilient insulative material having a first lumen and a smaller diameter tubular member of similar material having a second lumen is coaxially received... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7546166 | Medical lead designs for lead placement through tissue The invention is directed to medical lead designs that facilitate implantation of the leads through tissue. For example, the leads can implanted though tissue for placement of distal tips of the leads in locations on the opposing side of the tissue. The leads includ... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7542808 | Lead and catheter assembly A guide catheter assembly for accessing lateral branch veins of the coronary sinus includes a guide catheter and a pacing lead. The guide catheter has a central lumen therethrough, a proximal end and a distal end pre-formed with a guide curve. The pacing lead is sli... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7386350 | Combination electrical stimulating and infusion medical device A combined electrical and chemical stimulation lead is especially adapted for providing treatment to intervertebral discs. The combination lead may be placed proximate to intervertebral disc cellular matrix and nucleus pulposus tissue to promote tissue regeneration ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7320675 | Method and apparatus for modulating cellular metabolism during post-ischemia or heart failure A drug delivery system detects a cardiac condition indicative of a need for increasing a cardiac metabolic level and, in response, releases a drug into tissue or blood to shift a source of metabolically synthesized energy fueling cardiac contraction from fatty acid ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7313444 | Self-anchoring coronary sinus lead An implantable cardiac lead system suitable for placement in the coronary sinus region of the heart. The lead system comprises a lead having two or more non-helical bends in its distal portion. The two or more non-helical bends cooperate to prevent the lead from dis... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7313445 | Medical lead with flexible distal guidewire extension An implantable medical lead is provided with a distal guidewire extension. A flexible distal guidewire extension, which may take the form of a helically wound wire around a tapered core, extends from the distal end of a lead body. The extension may exit a tip electr... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7283878 | Lead stabilizer and extension wire A lead stabilization and extension wire that enables the withdrawal of a guide catheter over an electrical medical lead body without dislodging an electrode or sensor from an implantation site or detaching the fixation mechanism and methods of use and a kit are disc... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280876 | Lead delivery system having features to facilitate torquing The present invention is a medical assembly comprising an elongated flexible medical device, such as a cardiac lead, and a torquing member, such as a stylet, slidably receivable inside the medical device. The device and member are coupled at their distal ends by a c... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7269461 | Double stylet insertion tool for a cochlear implant electrode array A cochlear implant electrode assembly device (10) comprising an elongate electrode carrier member (11), a first stiffening element (15a), and a second stiffening element (15b). The carrier member (11) is made of a res... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7251532 | Medical lead fixation A distal tip coupled to a body of an implantable medical device includes a canted passageway extending distally from a lumen of the body and an opening terminating the passageway and positioned in proximity to a distal end of the distal tip; a helical fixation eleme... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7250049 | Ablation catheter with suspension system incorporating rigid and flexible components A curved ablation catheter imparts ablative energy to target tissue, for example, along a trabecular slope, e.g., in the right atrium along the isthmus between the ostium of the inferior vena cava and the tricuspid valve. The catheter is formed with a preset curvatu... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7242987 | Medical lead adaptor An adaptor couples multiple high-voltage connector elements included on a plurality of medical electrical lead connectors to a single connector port of an implantable medical device thereby facilitating alternative high-voltage therapy vectors. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239923 | Lead having varying stiffness and method of manufacturing thereof An apparatus includes a lead body extending from a proximal end to a distal end and having an intermediate portion therebetween. The lead body includes two or more individually insulated conductors, where a first conductor traverses along less than an entire length ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7236821 | Chronically-implanted device for sensing and therapy Systems, devices and methods are provided for providing sensing and therapy functions using a chronically-implanted device. According to one embodiment, the device includes a structure adapted to be chronically placed within a biosystem, and further includes sensing... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7235070 | Ablation fluid manifold for ablation catheter An ablation catheter employing one or more manifold arrangements to convey a conductive fluid medium to a target tissue. The manifold includes at least one inlet port in fluid communication with a fluid supply lumen running along at least a portion of the catheter. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229437 | Medical device having integral traces and formed electrodes A catheter or lead having electrically conductive traces and external electrical contacts. Each trace may be in electrical connection with one or more external electrical contacts. More specifically, each trace is typically electrically connected to a single contact... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7209783 | Ablation stent for treating atrial fibrillation An apparatus and method for treating atrial fibrillation with ablation therapy in which a stent is deployed within a pulmonary vein and tissue surrounding the stent is ablated with radiofrequency energy to stop discharges from ectopic foci in the vein from reaching ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7187981 | Implantable electrode lead An implantable electrode lead including: a distal portion having at least one electrode; a proximal portion having a connector for connection to an implantable stimulation generator includes a power source for the electrode and is disposed in a living body; and a co... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7174220 | Construction of a medical electrical lead An implantable cardiac stimulation lead system for use with an implantable stimulation device includes at least a pair of conductors, braided together and extending between proximal and distal ends and co-extruded with flexible resilient insulation material. Each co... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7146222 | Reinforced sensing and stimulation leads and use in detection systems A reinforced medical electrical lead for neurological applications has a reinforced construction for resisting the detachment of electrodes and lead connection terminals, thereby improving the robustness of the lead and extending the life of the lead by reducing the... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7139614 | Leads for pacing and/or sensing the heart from within the coronary veins A lead for monitoring or stimulating cardiac activity is provided. The lead is adapted for implantation on or about the heart within the coronary vasculature and for connection to a signal generator. The lead body has one or more electrodes associated therewith. The... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138582 | Medical electrical lead conductor formed from modified MP35N alloy A medical electrical lead having an elongated conductor including one or more wires made of a modified MP35N alloy. The modified MP35N alloy is formed from a melt composition modified to reduce an amount of titanium-based inclusion forming elements. ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7117039 | Methods of using a telescoping guide catheter with peel-away outer sheath Methods of using a guide catheter employ a retractable inner guide movably disposed within an open lumen of a splittable outer guide. The outer guide includes a longitudinal pre-stress line extending from distal to proximal ends. The inner guide includes an open lum... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7115092 | Tubular compliant mechanisms for ultrasonic imaging systems and intravascular interventional devices A micromanipulator comprising a tubular structure and a structural compliance mechanism that are formed from a tube made of an elastic and/or superelastic material. Fabricated with laser machining and has no mechanical joints, the micromanipulator can be manipulated... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7101362 | Steerable and shapable catheter employing fluid force A catheter employing fluid force to steer and/or shape the catheter. In one particular implementation, the catheter includes at least one actuating lumen operably associated with the shaft of the catheter. The at least one actuating lumen is in fluid communication w... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094294 | Process for producing a medical guide wire A process for producing a medical guide wire comprising a step S2, S5 for inserting the core wire and coil into a tubular die having the desired curved form, a step S3, S6 for heat-treating the core wire and coil in the die, a step 7 | 08/22/2006 |
| 7089055 | Method and apparatus for delivering pre-shock defibrillation therapy An apparatus and method is presented for improving cardiac function after successful termination of a tachyarrhythmia such as ventricular fibrillation. A series of electrical stimulation pulses are delivered prior to a defibrillation shock if one or more specific cr... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082336 | Implantable intravascular device for defibrillation and/or pacing The present application describes an intravascular implantable pacing and/or defibrillation system. The described system includes a pulse generator that is implantable within a blood vessel and proportioned to blood flow through the blood vessel, and at least one le... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077822 | Stereotactic hypothalamic obesity probe Apparatus and methods for regulating the appetite of an individual suffering from morbid obesity, the apparatus including a plurality of stimulation electrodes arranged longitudinally on at least one electrode support shaft for insertion within the hypothalamus for ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7072711 | Implantable device for delivering cardiac drug therapy An implantable medical device in which an electrogram is recorded and analyzed in order to detect changes indicative of cardiac ischemia. Cardiac ischemia may be detected by recording an electrogram from a sensing channel of the device and comparing the recorded ele... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066935 | Ion eluting tuna device Delivery elements, including needle electrodes and sheaths of tissue ablation devices, containing a conductivity-enhancing agent are discussed. The delivery elements contain a body member and optionally one or more coating layers. The conductivity-enhancing agent is... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7058449 | Safety pacing in multi-site CRM devices Safety pacing in multi-site cardiac rhythm management (CRM) devices is provided. According to various method embodiments, a first cardiac signal from a first cardiac region and a second cardiac signal from a second cardiac region are sensed. The first cardiac region... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7058454 | Stimulation/sensing electrodes for use with implantable cardiac leads in coronary vein locations A lead assembly for a body implantable medical system adapted to transmit electrical signals between proximal and distal end portions of the lead assembly to thereby stimulate selected body tissue includes an electrical conductor, an insulative sheath composed of si... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7056314 | Steerable obturator An omnidirectionally steerable obturator facilitates the delivery of the distal tip of an introducer sheath into the coronary sinus of a heart. The steerable obturator comprises an obturator body extending longitudinally along a central axis, the obturator body bein... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052473 | Body insert configuring device having tip portion with expandable joints A device for configuring a body insert, such as an electrode lead for a stimulation device, has a wire arrangement adapted to be inserted into the interior of the body insert for stiffening and bending the body insert. The wire arrangement has a tip section which, w... | 05/30/2006 |
| 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 line divides into two electrode line portions which rejoin at the end ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7029466 | Cardiac drug delivery system and method for use Implantable cardiac drug delivery systems. The systems are installed endocardially into a chamber in the heart, and are variously capable of delivering anti-arrhythmia agents into the heart wall, and into the epicardial space outside the heart, and into other chambe... | 04/18/2006 |
