Implantable medical device including assembly incorporating radiopaque agent and elutable drug into a polymeric lead tip
US9302098B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 25, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/0573
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An assembly for an implantable device can be made from PEEK and can incorporate one or more radiopaque agents and one or more elutable drug components into a polymeric lead tip. The assembly can be machined or injection molded and can be configured, for example, as a housing for an active fixation lead or as an electrode base supporting a foil electrode.
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