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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2003
Adam W. Cates, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Ron Heil, Roseville, MN (US);
Pete Kelley, Buffalo, MN (US);
Curtis Charles Lindstrom, Roseville, MN (US);
Jason Alan Shiroff, Shoreview, MN (US);
Adam W. Cates, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Ron Heil, Roseville, MN (US);
Pete Kelley, Buffalo, MN (US);
Curtis Charles Lindstrom, Roseville, MN (US);
Jason Alan Shiroff, Shoreview, MN (US);
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Subcutaneous leads that incorporate active fixation elements including, for example, helical coils, provide for fixation of cardiac lead components within a patient. An implantable lead includes a lead body with a supported electrode configured for subcutaneous non-intrathoracic placement within a patient. A fixation element is provided on the implantable lead and configured to actively secure one or both of the subcutaneous electrode and the lead body in tissue. A delivery apparatus comprising a sheath may be employed that is configured to introduce the lead to a desired subcutaneous non-intrathoracic location. Lead delivery typically involves introducing a sheath into a subcutaneous non-intrathoracic body location of a patient, providing a lead supporting an electrode, advancing the lead through the sheath, actively fixing the lead to tissue, and thereafter removing the sheath from the patient.