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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2006
Applicants:
Kyungmoo Ryu, Palmdale, CA (US);
Gene A. Bornzin, Simi Valley, CA (US);
John R. Helland, Saugus, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kyungmoo Ryu, Palmdale, CA (US);
Gene A. Bornzin, Simi Valley, CA (US);
John R. Helland, Saugus, CA (US);
Assignee:
Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
What is described is a method of implanting one or more electrodes of a pacing or defibrillation lead in heart tissue. The method comprises positioning a distal end of a catheter against a surface of the heart tissue, extending a distal end of a first electrode from a lumen of the catheter such that the distal end of the first electrode penetrates the surface, and retracting the first electrode to fix a hook feature of the first electrode in the heart tissue.