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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lawrence Brennan, Temecula, CA (US);
Fozan El-Nounou, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/5088 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/5088 ;
Abstract
An improved guide catheter provides a distal tip with one or more members that assist a surgeon with locating and inserting the guide catheter through the ostium in the wall of the right atrium that leads to the coronary sinus of the heart. The guide catheter is used to implant a cardiac lead so that its electrodes are positioned in the vasculature associated with the left side of the heart.