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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2003
Thomas M. Soukup, Plymouth, MN (US);
Stephen Sundquist, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Roger Dahl, Andover, MN (US);
Gregory A. Boser, Richfield, MN (US);
Thomas M. Soukup, Plymouth, MN (US);
Stephen Sundquist, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Roger Dahl, Andover, MN (US);
Gregory A. Boser, Richfield, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A system including an implantable defibrillation electrode includes a first layer of porous Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) adjacent to at least one surface of the defibrillation electrode, the first layer of porous PTFE having a fibril length adapted to bleed gas away from the at least one surface of the defibrillation electrode, and a second layer of porous PTFE formed over the first layer, the second layer of porous PTFE having a fibril length adapted to prevent substantially all tissue in-growth.