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Left ventricular access lead for heart failure pacing

  • US 5,935,160 A
  • Filed: 01/24/1997
  • Issued: 08/10/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/24/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of pacing a patient'"'"'s heart, comprising the steps of:

  • a) transveineously inserting and positioning a lead having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen, through a coronary sinus and into a coronary vein of a patient'"'"'s heart, the coronary vein being one of a posterior vein, an anterior vein, a middle vein and a great vein, the lead including an electrode surface disposed on the lead in a zone located near the distal end and a transition ring for transferring a rotational force fixed within the lead;

    b) coupling said electrode surface to a means for pacing the patient'"'"'s heart; and

    c) applying a pacing pulse from said means for pacing to said electrode surface via said lead to thereby pace the left ventricle of the patient'"'"'s heart.

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