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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2009
Jon M. Ocel, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Roderick E. Briscoe, Rogers, MN (US);
David E. Francischelli, Anoka, MN (US);
Scott E. Jahns, Hudson, WI (US);
James R. Keogh, Maplewood, MN (US);
Katherine S. Jolly, Shoreview, MN (US);
Matthew D. Bonner, Plymouth, MN (US);
Jon M. Ocel, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Roderick E. Briscoe, Rogers, MN (US);
David E. Francischelli, Anoka, MN (US);
Scott E. Jahns, Hudson, WI (US);
James R. Keogh, Maplewood, MN (US);
Katherine S. Jolly, Shoreview, MN (US);
Matthew D. Bonner, Plymouth, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An instrument including an elongated shaft and a non-conductive handle is disclosed. The shaft defines a proximal section and a distal section. The distal section forms an electrically conductive tip. Further, the shaft is adapted to be transitionable from a straight state to a first bent state. The shaft is capable of independently maintaining the distinct shapes associated with the straight state and the first bent state. The handle is rigidly coupled to the proximal section of the shaft. The instrument is useful for epicardial pacing and/or mapping of the heart for temporary pacing on a beating heart, for optimizing the placement of ventricular leads for the treatment of patients with congestive heart failure and ventricular dysynchrony and/or for use in surgical ablation procedures.