Novel lead retention means
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1. A medical device, comprising:
- an elongate body; and
a retaining segment extending along a length of the body, forming a fixed portion of an outer surface of the body and including a plurality of projections extending from the portion of the outer surface;
wherein the plurality of projections are adapted to interfere with a wall of a generally tubular vessel to retain the body within the vessel.
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Abstract
Novel retention means extending along a length of an elongate body of a medical device include a plurality of projections adapted to interfere with a wall of a generally tubular vessel to retain the body within the vessel.
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1. A medical device, comprising:
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an elongate body; and
a retaining segment extending along a length of the body, forming a fixed portion of an outer surface of the body and including a plurality of projections extending from the portion of the outer surface;
wherein the plurality of projections are adapted to interfere with a wall of a generally tubular vessel to retain the body within the vessel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A medical device, comprising:
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an elongate body including a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface extending from the proximal end to the distal end; and
means for retention formed in the outer surface and along a length of the outer surface, the retention means allowing insertion or forward motion of the body within a generally tubular vessel and preventing retraction or rearward motion of the lead body once implanted within the vessel. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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