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Conductor device, particularly for at least partial insertion in a human or animal body, comprising a spiral formed from at least one conductor

US4640983A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 8, 1985
Grant dateFeb 3, 1987
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Expiry dateApr 8, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N1/056
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A conductor device having at least one spiral which is formed from at least one conductor, each conductor consisting of wires which are stranded together to form a bundle. In addition, the wires belonging to a conductor can all consist of the same material or of different materials, one of which has a large breaking strength and the other one having high electric conductivity. The conductor device can connect, for example, in a heart pacemaker, the contact electrode inserted in the heart with an electric pulse generator. The conductor device provides a relatively high electric conductance with great flexibility, expandability, breaking strength and, in particular, fatigue resistance.

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