SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FIXATING TRANSVENOUSLY IMPLANTED MEDICAL DEVICES
First Claim
1. A transvenously implantable medical device (TIMD) comprising:
- an electrical lead including one or more electrodes and being adapted for transvenous implantation, the electrical lead pre-biased to expand from a collapsed state to an expanded state to mechanically engage an internal wall of a blood vessel; and
a control module secured to and in electrical communication with the electrical lead, the control module including a signal management component and a power component disposed in a housing adapted for implantation into the blood vessel, the control module adapted for at least one of stimulating and sensing a physiologic response using the one or more electrodes of the electrical lead.
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Abstract
A transvenously implantable medical device (TIMD) includes an electrical lead and a control module. The electrical lead includes one or more electrodes and is adapted for transvenous implantation. The electrical lead is also pre-biased to expand from a collapsed state to an expanded state to mechanically engage an internal wall of a blood vessel. The control module is secured to and in electrical communication with the electrical lead. The control module includes a signal management component and a power component disposed in a housing adapted for implantation into the blood vessel. The control module is adapted for at least one of stimulating and sensing a physiologic response using the one or more electrodes of the electrical lead.
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20 Claims
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1. A transvenously implantable medical device (TIMD) comprising:
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an electrical lead including one or more electrodes and being adapted for transvenous implantation, the electrical lead pre-biased to expand from a collapsed state to an expanded state to mechanically engage an internal wall of a blood vessel; and a control module secured to and in electrical communication with the electrical lead, the control module including a signal management component and a power component disposed in a housing adapted for implantation into the blood vessel, the control module adapted for at least one of stimulating and sensing a physiologic response using the one or more electrodes of the electrical lead. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A transvenously implantable medical device (TIMD) comprising:
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a control module comprising; a housing adapted for transvenous implantation; a power source disposed in the housing; and a circuitry disposed in the housing and operatively coupled to the power source; and means for fixating the control module within the blood vessel, the means for fixating including at least one electrode in electrical communication with the control module.
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13. A method of transvenously implanting a TIMD comprising:
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collapsing a first lead, the first lead including an elongate lead body secured to a control module and at least one electrode in electrical communication with the control module; transvenously implanting the control module and the first lead into a blood vessel; and causing the first lead to expand to engage an inner wall of the blood vessel such that the control module and the first lead are anchored in the blood vessel. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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