Bipolar active fixation lead for sensing and pacing the heart
US5545201A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/0573
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An implantable bipolar pacing lead having a bipolar active fixation electrode for use with a cardiac pacemaker. The bipolar active fixation electrode may include a pair of coaxial electrodes, separated by an intermediate insulator, formed into the shape of a helix. The bipolar electrode helix is preferably advanceable from a distal end of the bipolar pacing lead.
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