Leadless Cardiac Pacemaker with Secondary Fixation Capability
First Claim
1. A leadless biostimulator comprising:
- a housing sized and configured to be disposed within a heart chamber of a human;
a primary fixation element configured to affix the biostimulator to a heart wall within the heart chamber; and
a passive secondary fixation element configured to prevent an escape of the biostimulator from the heart chamber when the primary fixation element is not affixed to the heart wall, the passive secondary fixation element comprising a tail portion sized and configured to extend from the heart chamber into a second heart chamber without being attached to the human.
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Abstract
The invention relates to leadless cardiac pacemakers (LBS), and elements and methods by which they affix to the heart. The invention relates particularly to a secondary fixation of leadless pacemakers which also include a primary fixation. Secondary fixation elements for LBS'"'"'s may passively engage structures within the heart. Some passive secondary fixation elements entangle or engage within intraventricular structure such as trabeculae carneae. Other passive secondary fixation elements may engage or snag heart structures at sites upstream from the chamber where the LBS is primarily affixed. Still other embodiments of passive secondary fixation elements may include expandable structures.
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15 Claims
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1. A leadless biostimulator comprising:
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a housing sized and configured to be disposed within a heart chamber of a human; a primary fixation element configured to affix the biostimulator to a heart wall within the heart chamber; and a passive secondary fixation element configured to prevent an escape of the biostimulator from the heart chamber when the primary fixation element is not affixed to the heart wall, the passive secondary fixation element comprising a tail portion sized and configured to extend from the heart chamber into a second heart chamber without being attached to the human. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of retaining a leadless biostimulator within a human heart of a patient, comprising:
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delivering the leadless biostimulator to a heart chamber; affixing a primary fixation element of the leadless biostimulator to a heart wall of the heart chamber; and extending a passive secondary fixation element of the leadless biostimulator from the heart chamber to a second heart chamber without attaching the passive secondary fixation element to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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