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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2004
Jason Alan Shiroff, Shoreview, MN (US);
Ronald W. Heil, Jr., Roseville, MN (US);
Peter T. Kelley, Buffalo, MN (US);
M. Sean Coe, Plymouth, MN (US);
Randy W. Westlund, River Falls, WI (US);
Donald F. Palme, Ii, Princeton, MN (US);
David B. Yingling, Stillwater, MN (US);
Jason Alan Shiroff, Shoreview, MN (US);
Ronald W. Heil, Jr., Roseville, MN (US);
Peter T. Kelley, Buffalo, MN (US);
M. Sean Coe, Plymouth, MN (US);
Randy W. Westlund, River Falls, WI (US);
Donald F. Palme, II, Princeton, MN (US);
David B. Yingling, Stillwater, MN (US);
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a myocardial lead attachment system and method for securing a distal end of a lead within the myocardium of a patient's heart. The system includes an anchor, a tether coupled at a distal end to the anchor and a lead body. The lead body has a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therethrough for receiving the tether. A fixation mechanism is at the distal end of the lead body, and is adapted to collapse to a first configuration during implantation and deploy to a second configuration after implantation.