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Canister designs for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators

  • US 7,428,437 B2
  • Filed: 09/02/2005
  • Issued: 09/23/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator comprising:

  • a housing having a top surface and a bottom surface, a first end and a second end, a first side and a second side, a depth extending between the top and bottom surfaces, a length extending between the first and second ends, and a width extending between the first and second sides, the housing including a first portion ending at the first end, which is rounded and unconnected to any implantable lead assembly, and a second portion connected together by a tapered shoulder region such that the width of the housing within the shoulder region decreases in a tapered fashion toward the first end;

    an electrical circuit disposed within the housing, wherein the electrical circuit provides cardioversion-defibrillation energy to a patient; and

    an electrode located on the first portion of the housing, wherein the electrode is electrically coupled to the electrical circuit.

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