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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8055357 | Self-anchoring surgical methods and apparatus for stimulating tissue Surgical systems, devices and methods including one or more tissue stimulation elements that, in some instances, may also be used for sensing purposes. Some of the surgical devices also include a tissue coagulation element. ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7966076 | Lead and apparatus for stimulation of the cardiac plexus A medical electrical lead adapted to stimulate a patient's cardiac plexus includes a flexible distal portion having a surface adapted to conform to an outer surface of an aortic region generally associated with the cardiac plexus. The distal portion can have one or ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7930040 | 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 controllable from a proximal control located outside of the body. An inn... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7920928 | Passive fixation for epicardial lead An epicardial lead is passively fixed in a pericardial space by a passive fixation member. The passive fixation member extends from a distal portion of an epicardial lead and acts against a pericardial layer and an epicardial layer to hold the lead in place. The epi... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7899555 | Intrapericardial lead The intrapericardial lead includes a lead body having a proximal portion and a flexible, pre-curved distal end portion. The distal end portion carries at least one electrode assembly containing an electrode adapted to engage pericardial tissue. The distal end portio... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7890192 | Method for inserting a lead electrode into body tissue using a rotatable lead introducer A method for inserting a lead electrode into body tissue using a rotatable lead introducer is described. The introducer can include a distal element for releasably engaging a lead head controllable from a proximal control located outside of the body. An inner stem c... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7729783 | Apparatus and methods for vacuum- and mechanically-assisted fixation of medical electrical leads A method and apparatus for providing positive fixation of medical components to a portion of pericardial tissue via both vacuum- and/or mechanically-assisted means. A source of vacuum couples via a lumen to a recessed portion of a body structure deployed into the pe... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7610106 | Epicardial heartwire with chest tube A heartwire comprises a wire having a proximal end and a distal end, at least part of the distal end being conductive so as to be usable in heart stimulation; and attached to said distal end, an end structure adapted for non-invasively maintaining the distal end in ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 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 passageway through the patient's left ventricular wall at the apex of ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 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 header carried by the distal end of the lead body has an axis and includes... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366574 | Device for the transvenous cardioversion of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter A transvenous catheter for the cardioversion of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter and/or the stimulation of the heart's activity. The catheter has an electrically active section within a heart and an electrically passive section carrying electrical cables. At le... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7353067 | Implantable leads, electrode portions and methods for securing An exemplary lead and sheath assembly suitable for positioning in the human body includes a lead body, a sheath surrounding the lead body, one or more conductors embedded in the lead body and one or more conduits that allow for a flow of adhesive or an adhesive comp... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 rigid section and a deflectable section adjacent the distal end, enab... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319905 | Passive fixation mechanism for epicardial sensing and stimulation lead placed through pericardial access An implantable lead having an elongated lead body that includes an electrical conductor extending between a distal end of the lead body and a proximal end of the lead body is disclosed. The lead further includes an electrode formed at the distal end of the lead body... | 01/15/2008 |
| 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 characteristics. A further embodiment may include a cover and/or other features cou... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7292886 | Bifocal cardiac stimulation device and methods A cardiac stimulation system for implantation in a patient is disclosed. The cardiac stimulation system comprises first and second electrodes configured for positioning in a bifocal arrangement. A first lead system is adapted for carrying the first and second electr... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7274962 | Subcutaneous electrode with improved contact shape for transthoracic conduction Electrical cardiac therapy devices including electrode assemblies having openings for receiving an electrode insertion tool, and methods of inserting such electrode assemblies. The opening(s) are defined on the electrode assemblies to allow an insertion tool to be c... | 09/25/2007 |
| 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 probe tube defining a central opening is placed through an incision i... | 09/18/2007 |
| 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 includes a multi-turn section having opposed ends, opposing forces applied t... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7239925 | Subcutaneous electrode for transthoracic conduction with improved installation characteristics Electrical cardiac therapy devices including lead electrode assemblies for implantation into a patient comprising an electrode having a first face and a second face, and an appendage extending opposite the second face of the electrode, the appendage including an eye... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7239916 | Method and apparatus for automatic implantable medical lead recognition and configuration An automated identification and configuration system for use with an implantable medical device (IMD) is disclosed. The system includes a first communication circuit that is attached to, or otherwise carried by, a detachable component associated with the IMD such as... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226448 | Cardiac treatment devices and methods Devices and methods provide for ablation of cardiac tissue for treating cardiac arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation. Although the devices and methods are often be used to ablate epicardial tissue in the vicinity of at least one pulmonary vein, various embodiment... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7212871 | Epicardial and myocardial leads for implanting in the heart by thoracotomy or port access surgeries with detachable electrode tip A medical electrical lead to conduct electrical stimulation and/or signals between an electrical stimulator and a heart site includes an elongated lead body extending to a proximal connector for attachment to the electrical stimulator. An electrode head at the dista... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7200437 | Tissue contact for satellite cardiac pacemaker An implantable cardiac system has a master pacing unit and a remote satellite pacing unit. The master pacing unit is electrically coupled to a right side of a patient's heart via a lead assembly. The satellite pacing unit is a leadless device mounted on the left sid... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197362 | Cardiac lead having coated fixation arrangement Implantable cardiac monitoring and stimulation devices and methods using cardiac leads employ coated fixation arrangements. The coating, such as an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene, reduces exit block by reducing the tissue response to the fixation arrangement, decr... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191015 | Devices and methods for transluminal or transthoracic interstitial electrode placement Methods and devices for implanting pacing electrodes or other apparatus, or for delivering substances, to the heart of other tissues within the body. A guided tissue penetrating catheter is inserted into a body lumen (e.g., blood vessel) or into a body cavity or spa... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7184826 | Device and method for enhancing transdermal flux of agents being delivered or sampled A percutaneous agent delivery or sampling device comprising a sheet having a plurality of microblades for piercing and anchoring to the skin for increasing transdermal flux of an agent and for improving the attachment of the device to the skin. ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7181272 | Cardiac restraint with electrode attachment sites The invention is directed to techniques for electrode placement around a heart. A harness having one or more attachment sites may be secured around the heart, and electrodes may be secured at the attachment sites as desired by the physician for the patient. The elec... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7108685 | Patch stabilization of rods for treatment of cardiac muscle The present invention relates to a system and method for the delivery of therapeutic agents, such as therapeutic drugs or genetic material, into the muscle or tissue that minimizes the loss of therapeutic agents due to contraction of the muscle. In one embodiment, a... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7085606 | Epicardial electrode An epicardial electrode which is suitable, in particular, for use with a cardiac stimulation device, comprises an electrode body which has a stimulation surface adapted to bear against the cardiac tissue and to stimulate a part of the heart, that is to say a partial... | 08/01/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7037305 | Heart presentation device and method A medical instrument for positioning an internal organ during surgical and diagnostic procedures is provided. In one embodiment, the medical instrument includes a body having a tissue grasping element and an actuating member effective to move the tissue grasping ele... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6997900 | Connector for use with a medical catheter and medical catheter assembly Connector for use with a medical catheter assembly and medical catheter assembly including the connector. In one embodiment, the connector comprises a rear portion, an intermediate portion, and a front portion. The rear portion is frusto-conical in shape and tapers ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6978176 | Treatment for patient with congestive heart failure Two minimally invasive therapeutic procedures, particularly for patients with congestive heart failure, may be performed separately or together. One procedure involves providing a valved passageway through the patient's left ventricular wall at the apex of the patie... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6941174 | Temporary pacing wire having a constrained anchor and method of producing same A surgical electrode has an anchor which is constrained by a coating made from a bioabsorbable material. The anchor may have a barbed harpoon-like shape designed to enhance the retention strength of the anchor. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6937907 | Subcutaneous electrode for transthoracic conduction with low-profile installation appendage and method of doing same One embodiment of the present invention provides a lead electrode assembly for subcutaneous implantation including an electrode; a riser coupled to the electrode; and a head coupled to the riser. ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6915169 | Extendable and retractable lead having a snap-fit terminal connector A lead having an extendable and retractable fixation mechanism has a rotating terminal pin at the terminal end which rotates the fixation mechanism at the distal end. As the terminal pin is rotated, the fixation mechanism is extended or retracted from the distal end... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6849075 | Cardiac ablation devices and methods Devices and methods provide for ablation of cardiac tissue for treating cardiac arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation. Although the devices and methods are often be used to ablate epicardial tissue in the vicinity of at least one pulmonary vein, various embodiment... | 02/01/2005 |
| 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 ends; providing an insulating sheath formed of biocompatible materia... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6718212 | Implantable medical electrical lead with light-activated adhesive fixation Medical electrical leads adapted to be implanted within the body, and particularly such leads having at least one distal electrode affixed at a site of a body organ, particularly the epicardium of the heart, employing a light-activated adhesive fixation, and methods... | 04/06/2004 |
