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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2012
Applicants:
Paul H. Wu, Edina, MN (US);
Catherine E. Taylor, Fridley, MN (US);
Terrel M. Williams, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Inventors:
Paul H. Wu, Edina, MN (US);
Catherine E. Taylor, Fridley, MN (US);
Terrel M. Williams, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/0568 (2013.01); A61N 1/056 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49194 (2015.01);
Abstract
An electrode of an implantable medical lead is coated with a polymeric composition that includes (i) a terpolymer formed from monomer subunits consisting essentially of vinyl acetate, alkyl methyl acrylate and n-vinyl pyrrolidone; (ii) a copolymer formed from monomer subunits consisting essentially of vinyl acetate and alkyl methacrylate; and (iii) polyvinyl pyrrolidone. The coating does not substantially adversely affect impedance properties of the electrode.