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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2005
Lambert Muhlenberg, Landgraaf, NL;
Chester L. Struble, Eijsden, NL;
Lambert Muhlenberg, Landgraaf, NL;
Chester L. Struble, Eijsden, NL;
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An medical electrical lead in embodiments of the teachings may include one or more of the following features: (a) a lead body having a proximal end and a distal end, (b) a conductor traversing from the proximal end to the distal end, (c) an electrode disposed at the distal end of the lead body and electrically coupled to the conductor adapted to electrically stimulate a heart, (d) occlusion fabric disposed at the distal end of the lead body and supported by the electrode in a shape adapted to cover holes in the heart, and (f) a second electrode adapted to provide bipolar electrical stimulation of the heart.