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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2005
Blake D. Johnson, Plymouth, MN (US);
Blake D. Johnson, Plymouth, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A medical device implanted within a lumen of a patient, such as the esophagus, stomach, or another portion of the gastrointestinal tract, includes a device housing and a lead that extends from the device housing. An anchor member is located at a distal portion of the lead, and the lead includes one or more electrodes located between the device housing and the anchor member. A delivery system for implanting the medical device within the lumen includes an elongated delivery device and a needle. The needle includes a bore to receive the anchor member of the medical device. The delivery system inserts the anchor member through a passageway from the lumen, through the tissue, and back into the lumen.