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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2010
Scott R. Stubbs, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Jeffrey E. Stahmann, Ramsey, MN (US);
Arthur J. Foster, Centerville, MN (US);
Ronald W. Kunkel, Jim Falls, WI (US);
Scott R. Stubbs, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Jeffrey E. Stahmann, Ramsey, MN (US);
Arthur J. Foster, Centerville, MN (US);
Ronald W. Kunkel, Jim Falls, WI (US);
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A medical device lead includes an insulative lead body, outer and inner conductive coils, and a flexible core assembly. The outer conductive coil extends through the lead body and is coupled to a first electrode at a distal end of the outer conductive coil. The inner conductive coil extends coaxially with the outer conductive coil, is coupled to a second electrode at a distal end of the inner conductive coil, and includes a central lumen. The flexible core assembly is disposed in the central lumen and is comprised of a material that has a saturation magnetization of at least about 1.5 T and a relative permeability of greater than one. The flexible core assembly includes a positioning interface configured for manipulation of the flexible core assembly such that the flexible core assembly translates through the central lumen during insertion and extraction of the flexible core assembly.