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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Respicardia, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Inventors:
Randy W. Westlund, River Falls, WI (US);
Mark C. Lynn, Circle Pines, MN (US);
Assignee:
Respicardia, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/056 (2013.01); A61M 25/0041 (2013.01); A61M 25/0054 (2013.01); A61M 25/0068 (2013.01); A61M 25/0662 (2013.01); A61M 25/0668 (2013.01); A61M 29/00 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0081 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lead for navigating small vessels and a catheter system for implantation of leads into small vessels. Veins that return blood to the heart against the force of gravity often have valves in them to prevent backflow of deoxygenated blood. Leads and catheter systems in accordance with embodiments of the invention allow cannulation and lead implantation in small, tortuous, obstructed, and difficult to access veins enabling a range of stimulation and sensing applications.