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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2011
Vladimir Grubac, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Matthew D. Bonner, Plymouth, MN (US);
Raymond W. Usher, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Thomas A. Anderson, New Hope, MN (US);
Arshad A. Alfoqaha, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Vladimir Grubac, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Matthew D. Bonner, Plymouth, MN (US);
Raymond W. Usher, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Thomas A. Anderson, New Hope, MN (US);
Arshad A. Alfoqaha, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Various fixation techniques for implantable medical device (IMDs) are described. In one example, an assembly comprises an IMD; and a set of active fixation tines attached to the IMD. The active fixation tines in the set are deployable from a spring-loaded position in which distal ends of the active fixation tines point away from the IMD to a hooked position in which the active fixation tines bend back towards the IMD. The active fixation tines are configured to secure the IMD to a patient tissue when deployed while the distal ends of the active fixation tines are positioned adjacent to the patient tissue.