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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2017
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Joel Becklund, Roseville, MN (US);
Bryan J. Swackhamer, Shoreview, MN (US);
Robert A. Jones, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Danielle Frankson, Dayton, MN (US);
Matthew P. Jones, Shoreview, MN (US);
Brian L. Schmidt, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An implantable leadless pacing device may comprise a power source and circuitry operatively coupled to the power source. The circuitry configured to pace a patient's heart and/or sense electrical activity of the patient's heart. A housing may at least partially enclose the circuitry. The pacing device may further include a first electrode secured relative to the housing and a fixation mechanism secured relative to the housing. The fixation mechanism may comprise a plurality of tines configured to move between an elongated delivery configuration and a curved deployed configuration. Each tine of the plurality of tines may include a radiopaque material.