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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 18, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward A Schroeppel, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Paul R Spehr, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
James E Machek, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Assignee:
Intermedics Inc., Angleton, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ; A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
607122 ; 607119 ; 607128 ;
Abstract
A cardiac lead is provided that is capable of deforming in situ to accommodate difficult myocardial structures. The lead includes a connector for coupling to a cardiac stimulator and a flexible tubular sleeve coupled to the connector. The sleeve is composed of a thermally-sensitive shape-memory polymeric material and is deformable in situ into a permanent shape. An electrode is coupled to the sleeve and a conductor wire is coupled to the connector and to the first electrode.