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Expandable electrode for coronary venous leads

US6136021A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 23, 1999
Grant dateOct 24, 2000
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Expiry dateMar 23, 2019

Classification

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

Abstract

Expandable electrodes for intravascular leads permit the electrodes to be placed and retained in the vasculature of the left side of the heart. Such electrodes can be in the form of a balloon, an expandable wire coil, or other expandable shapes.

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