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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2010
Applicants:
Arthur J. Foster, Centerville, MN (US);
Matthew J. Miller, Stillwater, MN (US);
Inventors:
Arthur J. Foster, Centerville, MN (US);
Matthew J. Miller, Stillwater, 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 ...
A61N 1/0575 (2013.01); A61N 2001/0578 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable lead may have a distal assembly including a coupler and a fixation helix secured to the coupler. The fixation helix may be formed of a filar having a non-circular cross-sectional profile having a major dimension and a minor dimension. The major dimension may be disposed transversely to a longitudinal axis of the fixation helix.