Implantable medical device with electrode lead having improved surface characteristics
US6049736A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 3, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2031/7542
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An implantable medical device has an electrode lead having an outer surface of a polymeric material which has been treated in an inert gas atmosphere by a glow discharge to deposit a monomer substance thereon to produce an outer surface lower in resistance to movement within the body tissue of a patient than untreated material.
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