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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. 19, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Timothy A Fayram, Gilroy, CA (US);
Eric S Fain, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ventritex, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
607 36 ;
Abstract
An implantable cardiac stimulator having a housing defining an interior cavity and having an exterior surface, and a defibrillation pulse generator circuit contained within the cavity. The housing exterior surface has a number of ridges, and each ridge includes at least two surfaces that are angularly offset from each other at an edge. The ridges may be formed by creating grooves in the housing in a closely spaced arrangement.