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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2023
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Mark T. Marshall, Cape Coral, FL (US);
Gonzalo Martinez, Mendota Heights, MN (US);
Vladimir P. Nikolski, Blaine, MN (US);
Nathan L. Olson, Shoreview, MN (US);
Kevin R. Seifert, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Teresa A. Whitman, Dayton, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
This disclosure describes an implantable medical electrical lead and an ICD system utilizing the lead. The lead includes a lead body defining a proximal end and a distal portion, wherein at least a part of the distal portion of the lead body defines an undulating configuration. The lead includes a defibrillation electrode that includes a plurality of defibrillation electrode segments disposed along the undulating configuration spaced apart from one another by a distance. The lead also includes at least one electrode disposed between adjacent sections of the plurality of defibrillation sections. The at least one electrode is configured to deliver a pacing pulse to the heart and/or sense cardiac electrical activity of the heart.