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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2008

Filed:

Mar. 31, 2005
Applicants:

Lambert Muhlenberg, Landgraaf, NL;

Chester L. Struble, Eijsden, NL;

Inventors:

Lambert Muhlenberg, Landgraaf, NL;

Chester L. Struble, Eijsden, NL;

Assignee:

Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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.


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