Distal end device for an implantable electrical conductor and an electrical conductor equipped with such an end device
US6129752A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/0575
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for preventing an anchoring element disposed at the distal end of an implantable electrode cable from coming into contact, during introduction of the cable into a body cavity, with a cavity wall and thereby damaging the cavity wall, as a protection element which either projects beyond the distal tip of the helical anchoring element, or has the distal tip of the helical anchoring element embedded therein. The protection element is composed of a porous, resilient, spongy material which is compressible. The protection element has interstices which are at least partially filled with medication, and the protection element is compressible during affixing of the anchoring element in the heart wall, so as to express the medication from the interstices.
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