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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2006
Applicants:
Mark W. Kroll, Orono, MN (US);
Josh Reiss, Bellevue, WA (US);
Inventors:
Mark W. Kroll, Orono, MN (US);
Josh Reiss, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmark, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An implantable cardiac stimulation device provides stimulation therapy from within the left ventricle of a heart. The device includes a pulse generator adapted to be coupled to an implantable cardiac stimulation electrode and a power supply that provides the stimulation electrode with a positive voltage. The positive voltage promotes coating of the electrode through a body coating process. The coating serves to repel formation of clots on the electrode.