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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2004
Applicants:
Paul J. Degroot, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Karel F. A. A. Smits, Munstergeleen, NL;
Inventors:
Paul J. DeGroot, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Karel F. A. A. Smits, Munstergeleen, NL;
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/362 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A medical electrical system includes a device including a connector port and an external electrically active surface and an auxiliary lead including a supplemental electrode and a connector end. The external electrically active surface of the device is adapted to receive the auxiliary lead connector end, thereby electrically coupling the supplemental electrode to the device via contact between the connector end and the external surface.