Interventional medical systems
First Claim
1. A tissue penetrating fixation component for an implantable medical device, the component comprising:
- a base defining a longitudinal axis of the component and being configured to be fixedly attached to the device so that a perimeter of the component extends around an electrode of the device, and so that the longitudinal axis of the component is generally aligned along a longitudinal axis of the device, the base including at least one inward bending segment defining a groove extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the component, the inward bending segment being directed toward the axis; and
a plurality of tines extending from the base and being spaced apart from one another around a perimeter thereof such that each of the at least one inward bending segment of the base is located between adjacent pairs of tines.
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Abstract
An implantable medical device includes ventricular and atrial portions, and a flexible leadlet that extends therebetween. An open channel of the atrial portion, formed along a core thereof, is sized to receive the leadlet therein, when the leadlet is folded over on itself. An interventional medical system includes the device and a delivery tool; a tubular sidewall of the tool defines a lumen and has a tether extending therein. A slot formed in the sidewall extends proximally from an open end thereof, coincident with a distal opening of the lumen. When the atrial portion is contained within the lumen, a segment of the leadlet extends alongside the atrial portion; another segment of the leadlet, being folded over on itself, proximal to the atrial portion, has the tether engaged therewith. The slot may allow passage of the leadlet therethrough, when the atrial portion is positioned for deployment through the distal opening.
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1. A tissue penetrating fixation component for an implantable medical device, the component comprising:
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a base defining a longitudinal axis of the component and being configured to be fixedly attached to the device so that a perimeter of the component extends around an electrode of the device, and so that the longitudinal axis of the component is generally aligned along a longitudinal axis of the device, the base including at least one inward bending segment defining a groove extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the component, the inward bending segment being directed toward the axis; and a plurality of tines extending from the base and being spaced apart from one another around a perimeter thereof such that each of the at least one inward bending segment of the base is located between adjacent pairs of tines. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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