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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2011
Thomas A. Anderson, New Hope, MN (US);
Douglas D. Nippoldt, Centerville, MN (US);
Richard W. Swenson, Iii, Edina, MN (US);
Vladimir Grubac, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Matthew D. Bonner, Plymouth, MN (US);
Raymond W. Usher, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Arshad A. Alfoqaha, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Thomas A. Anderson, New Hope, MN (US);
Douglas D. Nippoldt, Centerville, MN (US);
Richard W. Swenson, III, Edina, MN (US);
Vladimir Grubac, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Matthew D. Bonner, Plymouth, MN (US);
Raymond W. Usher, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Arshad A. Alfoqaha, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An assembly includes an implantable medical device (IMD) including a conductive housing, and a fixation element assembly attached to the IMD. The fixation element assembly includes a set of active fixation tines and an insulator to electrically isolate the set of active fixation tines from the conductive housing of the implantable medical device. The active fixation tines in the set are deployable from a spring-loaded position in which distal ends of the active fixation tines point away from the implantable medical device to a hooked position in which the active fixation tines bend back towards the implantable medical device. The active fixation tines are configured to secure the implantable medical device to a patient tissue when deployed while the distal ends of the active fixation tines are positioned adjacent to the patient tissue.