Stimulation electrode lead

US7551968B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Biotronik CRM Patent AG · CH

Inventors

• Erhard Flach · Berlin, DE
• Thomas Tollner · Berlin, DE
• Ole Grauhan · Berlin, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 21, 2005
• Grant date: Jun 23, 2009
• Expiry date: Mar 28, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N2001/0585
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A stimulation electrode lead for connecting to an electrotherapy device such as a pacemaker, a defibrillator or the like, is disclosed. The stimulation electrode lead is configured for intraluminal placement within a blood vessel or within the heart of a patient, and comprising a proximal and a distal end, an electrode lead plug at the proximal end of the stimulation electrode lead, and the stimulation electrodes in the region of the distal end of the stimulation electrode lead, said stimulation electrodes having an electrically conductive outer surface and being connected electrically to the electrode lead plug, the stimulation electrode lead having at least one distal electrode support member in the region of its distal end, said support member supporting at least one electrode and being connected by a conductor link to a distal end of a first, extended portion of the electrode lead, wherein the conductor link is preformed so that when in the relaxed state it is not extended and can be elastically extended.