Epicardial defibrilation lead with side helix fixation and placement thereof
First Claim
1. A medical device comprising:
- an implantable medical electrical epicardial lead that comprises;
(a) an insulative lead body that includes a proximal end and a distal end;
(b) at least one conductor disposed in the lead body; and
(c) a side helical fixation member, disposed a distance from the distal end, the side helical fixation member comprising a set of windings extending around a centerline and configured to wrap around the lead body circumference, the side helical fixation member including a distal tip comprising a sharpened elongated free end and comprising a final one of the windings defining an angle of 15 degrees or less with regard to a line perpendicular to the centerline.
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Abstract
A method and system for employing a medical device is disclosed. The medical device includes a housing, a processor disposed within the housing, a connector module, and a medical electrical epicardial lead connected to the processor through the connector module. The epicardial lead is used to sense a cardiac signal from tissue of a patient. The lead comprises an insulative lead body that includes a proximal end and a distal end, at least one conductor disposed in the lead body, and a side helical fixation member, disposed a distance from the distal end, the side helical fixation member. The side helical fixation member comprises a set of windings configured to wrap around the lead body circumference. The side helical fixation member includes a distal tip comprising a sharpened elongated flat free end that is perpendicular to the lead body and angled toward an inside of the set of windings.
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12 Claims
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1. A medical device comprising:
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an implantable medical electrical epicardial lead that comprises; (a) an insulative lead body that includes a proximal end and a distal end; (b) at least one conductor disposed in the lead body; and (c) a side helical fixation member, disposed a distance from the distal end, the side helical fixation member comprising a set of windings extending around a centerline and configured to wrap around the lead body circumference, the side helical fixation member including a distal tip comprising a sharpened elongated free end and comprising a final one of the windings defining an angle of 15 degrees or less with regard to a line perpendicular to the centerline. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for employing a medical device having a housing, a processor disposed within the housing, and a medical electrical epicardial lead connected to the processor through a connector module, the system comprising:
processor means for using the epicardial lead to sense a response from cardiac tissue, the lead comprising; (a) an insulative lead body that includes a proximal end and a distal end; (b) at least one conductor disposed in the lead body; and (c) a side helical fixation member, disposed a distance from the distal end, the side helical fixation member comprising a set of windings extending around a centerline and configured to wrap around a lead body circumference, the side helical fixation member including a distal tip comprising a sharpened free end and comprising a final one of the windings defining an angle of 15 degrees or less with regard to a line perpendicular to the centerline; and the system further comprising means for delivering electrical pulses through the lead to tissue of a patient in response to sensing the response.
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