Implantable medical leads and devices having carbon nanotube-based anti-electrostatic coatings and methods for making such leads and devices
US7551967B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/31938
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An implantable medical lead for transmitting electrical signals between an implantable medical device and selected body tissue comprises a lead body having a distal end portion, a proximal end and an electrically insulating, elongated housing connecting the distal end portion and the proximal end. The proximal end of the lead body carries an electrical connector assembly adapted to be electrically connected to the implantable medical device and the distal end portion of the lead body carries at least one electrode electrically coupled to a terminal contact on the connector assembly. The lead comprises at least one surface susceptible during use of the lead to the accumulation of electrostatic charges, the at least one surface having a coating comprising carbon nanotubes.
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