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Implantable medical elongated member including a tissue receiving fixation cavity

  • US 20080103577A1
  • Filed: 10/31/2006
  • Published: 05/01/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An implantable medical 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;

    a vacuum cavity defined by the elongated body and configured to receive vacuum pressure from a vacuum source to draw tissue of the patient into the vacuum cavity;

    a channel disposed within the elongated body; and

    a fixation element disposed within the channel and configured to engage with the tissue drawn into the vacuum cavity.

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