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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7310545 | Method and device to form a sensor using isolated cardiomyocytes A method and device are described to form a sensor using a cardiomyocyte by advancing a catheter into the tissue of interest, cardiac in the preferred embodiment, and using the catheter to ablate a cone- or a dome-shaped region to form an electrically isolated secti... | 12/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7249474 | Laptop lock A laptop lock assembly is provided. The assembly includes a lock body configured to be coupled to a laptop, the lock body having a locking portion; a cable plug slidably coupled to the lock body, the cable plug including an arm; and a lock positioned at the lock bod... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7214180 | Method for cardiac restraint Apparatus and methods for using the apparatus are disclosed for cardiac restraint. More specifically, the apparatus and methods are directed to accessing the pericardium, accessing the heart within the pericardium, and restraining the heart by at least partially enc... | 05/08/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7191016 | Medical system including a novel bipolar pacing and sensing pair A medical electrical lead includes a first low voltage electrode adapted for intimate contact with tissue at an implant site, in order to provide pacing stimulation, and a second low voltage electrode positioned in proximity to the first electrode, isolated from the... | 03/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 constant of the cardiac tissue from the discontinuity in the cardiac t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7151965 | Device and method for delivering cardiac leads A cardiac lead delivery device is disclosed which includes an elongated carrier body having opposed proximal and distal end portions and defining an interior channel for accommodating implantable cardiac leads, and an adjustable collar for securing the implantable c... | 12/19/2006 |
| 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 constant of the cardiac tissue from the discontinuity in the cardiac t... | 11/28/2006 |
| 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 within the electrode housing which can be extended to affix the electro... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7092766 | Active fixation lead with multiple density An implantable lead adapted to transmit electrical signals between a connector assembly on a proximal end of the lead and at least one electrode carried by a distal end of the lead comprises a helical fixation element extendable and retractable from the distal end o... | 08/15/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7082335 | Multipolar pacing method and apparatus A physiological pacing system including a physiological pacing lead having an electrode array and a means for fixation, including a collar for securing the fixation means to a lead body of the pacing lead, is inserted into a bore within a heart wall at a physiologic... | 07/25/2006 |
| 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 fixation member is capable of being extended from and retracted toward ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7065410 | Subcutaneous electrode with improved contact shape for transthorasic conduction One embodiment of the present invention provides a lead electrode assembly for use with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator subcutaneously implanted outside the ribcage between the third and twelfth ribs comprising the electrode. ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 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 being generated irrespective of the direction of the incident depolariz... | 04/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6944505 | Ultrasound echogenic cardiac lead A lead has a flexible lead body which extends from a proximal end to a distal end. The lead body has a conductor coupled with an electrode. At least a portion of the conductor includes a layer of echogenic material encapsulated by the lead body. Alternatively, the e... | 09/13/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 medical device may take the form of a lead or catheter, and includes ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6902570 | Device and method for connecting hollow organs and/or sealing wall defects in hollow organs A device for connecting hollow organs and/or sealing wall defects in hollow organs, has a base mounting for replacement on a hollow organ. The base mounting has at least one recess on a first surface and at least one guidetrack for at least one spiral needle in whic... | 06/07/2005 |
| 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 less rigid than said electrode head and which carries an ext... | 03/14/2000 |
| 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 on the lead to mechanically "float" with respect to the bod... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5374287 | Defibrillator and demand pacer catheters and methods for using same A defibrillator and demand pacer catheter is defined by a flexible, electrically nonconductive probe having an electrically conductive pathway longitudinally disposed therein. Attached to one end of the probe is a defibrillator electrode capable of anchor... | 12/20/1994 |
| 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 body, a torsion spring secured to a proximal end of the r... | 11/09/1993 |
| 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 the assembly to the heart tissue. The assembly further co... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5143090 | Cardiac lead A cardiac lead for transmitting electric current to the heart and/or sensing and monitoring electrical activity of the heart has an elongated electrical conductor connected to a head. An electrode mounted on the head comprises a helical wire adapted to be... | 09/01/1992 |
| 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 electrode and a groove for accommodating a section of the ... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5033477 | Method and apparatus for providing intrapericardial access and inserting intrapericardial electrodes Intrapericardial access is provided by clamping the wall of the pericardium between elongate jaw elements carrying axially aligned tubular guides and passing a guide wire through the guides and the pericardial tissue therebetween. In the preferred embodim... | 07/23/1991 |
| 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 electrode and a groove for accommodating a section of the ... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4827940 | Soluble covering for cardiac pacing electrode A biocompatible covering, soluble in body fluids, surrounds the fixation helix of an implantable cardiac electrode as the electrode, and its adjoining lead, are inserted intravenously to a selected cardiac chamber. The covering size and shape are selected... | 05/09/1989 |
| 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 oxide overlying the surface of the substrate. The tip portio... | 07/14/1987 |
| 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 retracted and advanced positions. A stylet is insertable ... | 03/03/1987 |
| 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 sheath having a distal end and a proximal end. First and sec... | 12/16/1986 |
