Patent · US Expired

Left ventricular access lead for heart failure pacing

US5935160A · kind A · utility

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17References

35Claims

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Assignee

Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. · US

Inventors

Angelo Auricchio · Magdeburg, DE
Rodney W. Salo · Fridley, US
Bruce A. Tockman · Scandia, US
Ronald W. Heil, Jr. · Roseville, US
Randy Westlund · Minneapolis, US
Stuart R. Chastain · Shoreview, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 24, 1997
Grant date	Aug 10, 1999
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 24, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61N2001/0585
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An elongated monopolar or bipolar coronary vein lead having a reduced outer diameter and especially adapted to be advanced into a selected coronary vein for delivering a pacing signal to a predetermined region of a patient's heart, such as the left ventricle. A method of using the lead for pacing a patient's heart in the treatment of heart failure is also described. The method for pacing the heart includes advancing the coronary vein lead through both the coronary sinus and into a selected coronary vein of a patient's heart, connecting the lead to an electrical pacing source and applying electrical stimulation to a particular chamber of the patient's heart via the implanted lead. The lead includes a flexible tip and transition ring that enhances the ability to guide the lead through the coronary veins.

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