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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2010
Applicants:
Andrew DE Kock, Andover, MN (US);
Ronald W. Kunkel, Jim Falls, WI (US);
Kimberly A. Morris, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Andrew De Kock, Andover, MN (US);
Ronald W. Kunkel, Jim Falls, WI (US);
Kimberly A. Morris, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A medical electrical lead includes a tapered distal tip having a tapered drug-eluting component incorporated therein. The drug-eluting component can be an overmolded drug-eluting collar or a pre-molded drug eluting collar. The drug-eluting collar is disposed in a recess formed in the tapered distal tip and maintains the overall tapered profile of the distal tip.