Methodology and apparatus to terminate abandoned active implantable medical device leads
US8200342B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 5, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/086
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An energy management system facilitates the transfer of high frequency energy coupled into an implanted abandoned lead at a selected RF frequency or frequency band, to an energy dissipating surface. This is accomplished by conductively coupling the implanted abandoned lead to the energy dissipating surface of an abandoned lead cap through an energy diversion circuit including one or more passive electronic network components whose impedance characteristics are at least partially tuned to the implanted abandoned lead's impedance characteristics.
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