Patent · US Active

Active fixation leads and method of assembly

US8634933B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. · US

Inventors

David R. Wulfman · Minneapolis, US
Douglas D. Pagoria · Forest Lake, US
Joseph Walker · Avon, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 15, 2011
Grant date	Jan 21, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 1, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/4998
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An active fixation lead may have a lead body formed at least in part from an inner member and an outer sheath. The inner member may include a pace/sense lumen and one or more cable lumens. The inner member may include one or more longitudinally extending crumple zones that are configured to reduce stress within the pace/sense lumen that could otherwise be caused by compressive forces applied to the lead.

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