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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2014
Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Gene A. Bornzin, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Xiaoyi Min, Camarillo, CA (US);
John W. Poore, South Pasadena, CA (US);
Zoltan Somogyi, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Didier Theret, Porter Ranch, CA (US);
Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Abstract
A leadless intra-cardiac medical device (LIMD) is configured to be implanted entirely within a heart of a patient. The LIMD comprises a housing configured to be securely attached to an interior wall portion of a chamber of the heart, and a stabilizing intra-cardiac (IC) device extension connected to the housing. The stabilizing IC device extension may include a stabilizer arm, and/or an appendage arm, or an elongated body or a loop member configured to be passively secured within the heart.