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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dwight Skinner, St. Anthony, MN (US);
Assignee:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 ;
Abstract
A lead assembly having a ring electrode is adapted for implant and for connection to a system for monitoring or stimulating cardiac activity. The lead assembly includes a first porous member disposed around the ring electrode at the distal end of the lead assembly, which can be used as a sensing or pacing interface with the cardiac tissue. In addition, a second porous member is disposed over the first porous member and is electrically coupled with the ring electrode.