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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Jean M. Bobgan, Maple Grove, MN (US);
David P. Stieper, North Branch, MN (US);
Assignee:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/375 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/39 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/3752 (2013.01); A61B 5/686 (2013.01); A61N 1/37518 (2017.08); A61N 1/3962 (2013.01); A61N 2001/0578 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable medical device comprising a housing having an outer surface; and protrusions disposed on the outer surface, where the plurality of protrusions are configured to reduce at least one of rotational, translational, and lateral movement of the implantable medical device within a patient's tissue after implantation in the patient.