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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. 04, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
James T Gates, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
607127 ; 607120 ;
Abstract
A stylet-actuated, steroid-eluting, screw-in, endocardial, transvenous bipolar pacing lead. In an embodiment, the lead is provided, with a sharpened helix. Advancing and retraction of the helix is accomplished with a stylet having a flattened, screw-driver tip. Rotation of the stylet imparts rotation to the helix assembly, causing the helix to advance or retract. A segmented tip electrode having a porous coating thereon allows steroid from a monolithic controlled released device housed within the electrode assembly to be eluted at the location of the implant site.