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DETECTION/STIMULATION IMPLANTABLE MICROLEAD INCORPORATING AN ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENT

  • US 20140364793A1
  • Filed: 06/09/2014
  • Published: 12/11/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A detection/stimulation microlead for implantation in venous, arterial or lymphatic networks and having an active distal portion devoid of central lumen, the microcable comprising:

  • an electrically conductive cable formed by a strand of microcables, each microcable being formed of a strand of individual metallic wires;

    an insulation layer of an electrically insulating material, sheathing the cable;

    at least one exposed area formed in the insulation layer so as to form a corresponding electrode of the microlead;

    an interstitial space defined by an internal wall of the insulation layer and in the remainder between the wires of each microcable; and

    a pharmacologically active agent present in the interstitial space and configured to be gradually released into the environment of the microlead after implantation thereof, the agent released at the at least one exposed area formed in the insulation material.

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