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Tapered drug-eluting collar for a medical electrical lead

US8527067B2 · kind B2 · utility

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46References

12Claims

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Assignee

Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. · US

Inventors

Andrew L. De Kock · Ham Lake, US
Ronald W. Kunkel · Jim Falls, US
Kimberly A. Morris · Minneapolis, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 15, 2010
Grant date	Sep 3, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 17, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB29L2031/753
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A medical electrical lead includes a tapered distal tip having a tapered drug-eluting component incorporated therein. The drug-eluting component can be an overmolded drug-eluting collar or a pre-molded drug eluting collar. The drug-eluting collar is disposed in a recess formed in the tapered distal tip and maintains the overall tapered profile of the distal tip.

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