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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2009
Applicants:
Erhard Flach, Berlin, DE;
Tassilo Landgraf, Berlin, DE;
Enlen Doce, Berlin, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
BIOTRONIK CRM Patent AG, , CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An implantable catheter lead or electrode lead includes an elongated flexible lead body with the fixation means attached to the lead body, for the purpose of effecting fixation of the catheter lead or electrode lead in a predetermined position within a vessel or a bodily cavity of a patient. A releasable attachment is provided between the lead body and the fixation means such that an explantation of the catheter lead or electrode lead is possible after the attachment is released while the fixation means remains in place within the body of the patient.