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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2020
Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Xiaoyi Min, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Avi Fischer, New Rochelle, NY (US);
Kyungmoo Ryu, Palmdale, CA (US);
Gabriel A. Mouchawar, Valencia, CA (US);
Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods for implanting a pulse generator (PG) within a pectoral region of a chest of a patient and devices having the PG. The PG has a housing that includes a PG electrode. Methods also include implanting at least one lead having first and second electrode segments with the first electrode segment positioned along an anterior of the chest of the patient and the second electrode segment positioned along at least one of a posterior of the patient or a side of the patient. The first and second electrode segments are positioned subcutaneously at or below an apex of a heart of the patient, wherein the PG electrode and the first and second electrode segments are configured to provide electrical shocks for antiarrhythmic therapy.