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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventor:
Peter Hall, Andover, MN (US);
Assignee:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 5/042 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); H01J 9/02 (2006.01); A61L 31/02 (2006.01); C25D 11/34 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/0587 (2013.01); A61B 5/042 (2013.01); A61L 31/022 (2013.01); A61N 1/05 (2013.01); A61N 1/056 (2013.01); A61N 1/3605 (2013.01); C25D 11/34 (2013.01); H01J 9/02 (2013.01); A61N 1/375 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrode for use with an implantable medical device includes an alloy and a conductive oxide layer on a surface of the alloy. The alloy includes iridium and at least one of cobalt and iron. The conductive oxide layer includes iridium oxide. The conductive oxide layer has a thickness greater than about 5 nanometers.