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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2010
Applicants:
Shrojalkumar Desai, Little Canada, MN (US);
G. Shantanu Reddy, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Shrojalkumar Desai, Little Canada, MN (US);
G. Shantanu Reddy, 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
The present invention is directed to a medical electrical lead including an insulative lead body formed, at least in part, from a polyisobutylene urethane, urea or urethane/urea copolymer. In some applications, the lead body can include at least one outer tubular insulator and/or an inner elongated member formed from a polyisobutylene urethane, urea or urethane/urea copolymer. Portions of the lead body formed form the polyisobutylene urethane, urea or urethane/urea copolymer can be either extruded or molded.