Titanium covered cardiac pacemaker with elastomer coating and method of applying same
US3971388A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 29, 1974 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 1994 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/37512
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An implantable cardiac pacemaker which is enclosed in a titanium or titanium alloy housing with at least a portion of the housing coated with a silicone elastomer which both electrically and physiologically isolates the metal surface from the body while at the same time permitting the body tissue to act on the elastomer itself to provide a form of adhesion thereby to assist in stabilizing the pacemaker position within the body.
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