Medtronic, Inc.

Varun Bhatia

Jay T Rassat

Zhongping C Yang

Ronald A Drake

Terrell M Williams

Douglas S Hine

Brian P Colin

Nathan A Grenz

Ryan P Lahm

Jonathan E Baxter

Alan Cheng

Daniel W Celotta

Gregory N Nesseth

Kristin M Johnson

Stephen A Howard

Megan L Platner

Michael L Freiborg

Juan Meng

Kendall Emfield

Hongyang Lu

Kimberly A Ganzel

Implantable apparatus includes two or more alignable marker elements, and systems and methods for manufacturing such implantable apparatus, and methods to utilize such implantable apparatus. For example, the implantable apparatus may include a first alignable marker element and a second alignable marker element that may be used to ensure proper alignment with a target site.

Lead construction including alignable marker elements

An example catheter includes a handle assembly having a control member, an elongate body, a pull wire, and at least one radiopaque marker. The elongate body defines a lumen configured to receive a medical electrical lead including at least one electrode array. The elongate body includes a proximal portion coupled to the handle assembly and a distal portion that includes an articulating segment and a preformed curve segment. The at least one radiopaque marker is positioned on the distal portion. The pull wire extends from the control member and is anchored to the elongate body distal to the articulating segment such that actuation of the control member controllably bends the articulating segment in a first curve in a first geometric plane. The preformed curve segment defines a second curve in a second geometric plane different from the first geometric plane.

Out of plane deflectable catheters

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Minneapolis, MN, United States of America

Varun Bhatia