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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2019
Applicant:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Lili Liu, St Paul, MN (US);
Arthur J. Foster, Blaine, MN (US);
Matthew J. Miller, Stillwater, MN (US);
Assignee:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/362 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/0573 (2013.01); A61N 1/362 (2013.01); A61N 2001/058 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that include an implantable lead. The lead may include a taper or tapered portion and a fixation helix both configured to embed within tissue. In addition, the apparatuses, systems, and methods may include a guide wire configured to obtain and record signals from the heart tissue and facilitate placement of the fixation helix.