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Pacing system with lead having a single conductor for connecting to pressure sensor and electrode

  • US 5,843,135 A
  • Filed: 10/20/1997
  • Issued: 12/01/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/20/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An implantable cardiac pacing system for pacing a patient'"'"'s heart, having a pacemaker and a lead,said lead comprising a proximal end connected to said pacemaker and a distal end, a casing running the length of said lead for enclosing said lead, a tip electrode at about said lead distal end, a sensor mounted within said casing at a predetermined location so that both said tip electrode and said sensor are positionable within said heart, a conductor extending within said casing from said proximal end to said location, and connecting means for connecting said conductor respectively to said sensor and to said tip electrode, andsaid pacemaker comprising multiplex means connected to said conductor at said lead proximal end for obtaining cardiac signals connected from said tip electrode and sensor signals connected from said sensor.

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