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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
May. 24, 2007
Yougandh Chitre, Valencia, CA (US);
Gene A. Bornzin, Simi Valley, CA (US);
John R. Helland, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Eric Falkenberg, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Kevin L. Morgan, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Sheldon Williams, Green Valley, CA (US);
Michael Yang, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Andrew W. Mcgarvey, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Yougandh Chitre, Valencia, CA (US);
Gene A. Bornzin, Simi Valley, CA (US);
John R. Helland, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Eric Falkenberg, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Kevin L. Morgan, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Sheldon Williams, Green Valley, CA (US);
Michael Yang, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Andrew W. McGarvey, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Abstract
A chamber or vasculature of a heart may be accessed via the pericardial space of the heart. Initially, the pericardial space may be accessed via a transmyocardial approach or a subxiphoid approach. A lead or other implantable apparatus may thus be routed into the pericardial space, through myocardial tissue and into the chamber or vasculature. The lead or other apparatus may be used to sense activity in or provide therapy to the heart.