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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2013
Biotronik SE & Co. KG, Berlin, DE;
Karl Nordstrom, Woodburn, OR (US);
Michael J. Ayton, Beaverton, OR (US);
Matthias Wenzel, Berlin, DE;
BIOTRONIK SE & CO. KG, Berlin, DE;
Abstract
A detachable electrode and anchor utilized with electrode leads and leadless medical implants that enable explantation of the electrode while leaving the anchor in place. The detachable electrode and anchor utilizes a detachable mechanism that detachably couples the electrode to the anchor. Embodiments do not require removal of existing scar tissue before explantation, which minimize chances of internal bleeding at the extraction site. Embodiments also minimize impact on the vein in which the electrode lead travels by eliminating use of a necessarily larger diameter sheath that is utilized around the electrode lead to remove the electrode lead and attached anchor.