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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Jan Weber, Maastricht, NL;
Torsten Scheuermann, Munich, DE;
Stephen B. Ruble, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Barry L. Rudman, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61L 31/10 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/056 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61L 31/14 (2013.01); A61L 2400/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable medical device includes a lead body having a distal end and a proximal end, a lumen and at least one lead wire extending through the lumen. The lead wire has an outer surface and a polymeric coating on at least a portion of the outer surface of the lead wire. The coating includes a first structure having a first end proximate the outer surface of the lead wire and a second end opposite the first end. The second end is movable relative to the first end and relative to the lead wire.