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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2016
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michael P. Campbell, Blaine, MN (US);
George Patras, Greenfield, MN (US);
Michael A. Schugt, St. Paul, MN (US);
Amir R. Zamiri, New Brighton, MN (US);
Richard J. O'Brien, Hugo, MN (US);
Ruth N. Klepfer, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An implantable medical device, such as a sensor for monitoring a selected internally detectable physiological parameter of a patient, is attached to a fixation assembly that is deployable within the patient to position and orient the sensor to enable it to perform its function. The fixation assembly is formed having at least one flexible asymmetric connector where each fixation member includes a plurality of loops, wherein a first loop of the plurality of loops has a maximum pitch that is different from a maximum pitch of a second loop of the plurality of loops. The attachment of the housing and the fixation assembly includes providing a tubular member that is welded to the housing and crimped over a section of the fixation assembly.