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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:
Aug. 13, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 24, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Karel F Smits, Oirsbeek, NL;
Ivan M Bourgeois, Heusy, BE;
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
607130 ;
Abstract
An epicardial lead having an electrode extending from the bottom thereof in combination with an anchoring system adapted to secure the lead to the heart without the use of complex procedures or tools. In particular the lead achieves stable fixation through the provision of a flexible member moveable between a first position and a second position and a pair of fixation members connected to said flexible member, each fixation member having a distal end and a root, each flexible member connected to the electrode mounting at a point beyond the tip portion of the fixation member.