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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 1986
Filed:
Jan. 13, 1984
William E Webler, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Clement Lieber, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
American Hospital Supply Corporation, Evanston, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for making electrical contact within the heart of a patient for pacing the heart and ECG sensing comprising an elongated tube sized to be received through a vein or artery into the heart and having a peripheral wall, at least one lumen and an opening in the peripheral wall which extends from the lumen to the exterior of the tube. An electrode is mounted in the lumen with the electrode being exposed at the opening. At least one conductive lead is coupled to the electrode and extends proximally within the tube. The tube has a body line, and the electrode extends radially outwardly no farther than the body line.