Implantable medical elongated member including intermediate fixation
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1. An implantable elongated member configured to deliver a therapy from a medical device to a target therapy delivery site in a patient, the implantable elongated member comprising:
- an elongated body extending between a proximal end configured to couple to the medical device and a distal end, wherein the elongated body comprises;
a proximal portion adjacent to the proximal end;
a distal portion adjacent to the distal end; and
a middle portion located between the proximal portion and the distal portion,wherein the proximal portion, the distal portion, and the middle portion have approximately equal lengths; and
a fixation element coupled to at least one of the proximal portion or the middle portion of the elongated body.
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Abstract
An implantable medical elongated member extends between a proximal end configured to be coupled to a medical device and a distal end. The implantable elongated member includes one or more fixation elements coupled to at least a middle portion and/or a proximal portion of the elongated member in order to substantially fix a position of the elongated member to tissue at one or more intermediate points between the proximal end and the distal end of the elongated member.
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1. An implantable elongated member configured to deliver a therapy from a medical device to a target therapy delivery site in a patient, the implantable elongated member comprising:
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an elongated body extending between a proximal end configured to couple to the medical device and a distal end, wherein the elongated body comprises; a proximal portion adjacent to the proximal end; a distal portion adjacent to the distal end; and a middle portion located between the proximal portion and the distal portion, wherein the proximal portion, the distal portion, and the middle portion have approximately equal lengths; and a fixation element coupled to at least one of the proximal portion or the middle portion of the elongated body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system comprising:
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a medical device; and an implantable medical elongated member comprising; an elongated body extending between a proximal end configured to couple to the medical device and a distal end, wherein the elongated body comprises; a proximal portion adjacent to the proximal end; a distal portion adjacent to the distal end; and a middle portion located between the proximal portion and the distal portion, wherein the proximal portion, the distal portion, and the middle portion have approximately equal lengths; and a fixation element coupled to at least one of the proximal portion or the middle portion of the elongated body. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method comprising:
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inserting an implantable medical elongated member into a body of a patient, the elongated member comprising; an elongated body extending between a proximal end configured to couple to the medical device and a distal end, wherein the elongated body comprises; a proximal portion adjacent to the proximal end; a distal portion adjacent to the distal end; and a middle portion located between the proximal portion and the distal portion, wherein the proximal portion, the distal portion, and the middle portion have approximately equal lengths; and a fixation element coupled to at least one of the proximal portion or the middle portion of the elongated body; and advancing the elongated member through the introducer to a target therapy delivery site. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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