Lead electrode for use in an MRI-safe implantable medical device
US8027736B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49208
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical lead is configured to be implanted into a patient's body and comprises a lead body, and an electrode coupled to the lead body. The electrode comprises a first section configured to contact the patient's body, and a second section electrically coupled to the first section and configured to be capacitively coupled to the patient's body.
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