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Electrode connecting cable for cardiac pacemaker
Assignee: WC Heraus GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1982-08-27
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Granted: 1985-04-30
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Expires: 2002-08-27
Abstract
Abstract A cable for connecting a cardiac pacemaker to an electrode inserted in the heart through the blood stream utilizes a die-clad conductor or a number ofthem, especially several die-clad strands forming a twisted conductor of the stranded type, enclosed in a covering tube of a synthetic elastomer. The core of each die-clad strand is of a highly conducting metal, such as copper or a high-copper alloy. The outer cladding is a metal selected from the group consisting of tantalum, titanium, zirconium, niobium, titanium-base alloys, platinum, platinum-iridium alloys, platinum-palladium alloys and platinum-rhodium alloys. The cladding thickness is in the range from 0.0025 to 0.035 mm, while the cord diameter is between 0.04 to 0.3 mm. When tantalum, titanium, zirconium, niobium or titanium-alloy cladding is used, the outer surface can be made electrically insulating, preferably by anodizing.
Inventors
- 👤 Fritz Aldinger
- 👤 Albrecht Bischoff
- 👤 Richard Keilberth
- 👤 Franz Sperner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61N; A61N1/00; A61N1/02; A61N1/04; A61N1/05; A61N1/056
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
Electrode connecting cable for a cardiac pacemaker having a cover tube of elastic electrically insulating material and at least one conductor strand enclosed therein for electric stimulating pulses, said conductor comprising a core of a metal of high electrical conductivity and a cladding of a corrosion resistant, non-toxic metal, further comprising the improvement, according to the invention, wherein: each said conductor strand is a die-drawn clad wire, of which the cladding layer is of a metal selected from the group consisting of tantalum, titanium, zirconium, niobium, titanium-base alloys, platinum, platinum-iridium alloys, platinum-palladium alloys and platinum-rhodium alloys, having a thickness in the range from 0.0025 to 0.035 mm, and the core of said conductor is cylindrical when the wire is straight and its diameter is in the range from 0.04 to 0.3 mm.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
Electrode connecting cable for a cardiac pacemaker having a cover tube of elastic electrically insulating material and at least one conductor strand enclosed therein for electric stimulating pulses, said conductor comprising a core of a metal of high electrical conductivity and a cladding of a corrosion resistant, non-toxic metal, further comprising the improvement, according to the invention, wherein: each said conductor strand is a die-drawn clad wire, of which the cladding layer is of a metal selected from the group consisting of tantalum, titanium, zirconium, niobium, titanium-base alloys, platinum, platinum-iridium alloys, platinum-palladium alloys and platinum-rhodium alloys, having a thickness in the range from 0.0025 to 0.035 mm, and the core of said conductor is cylindrical when the wire is straight and its diameter is in the range from 0.04 to 0.3 mm.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
Electrode connecting cable as defined in claim 1 in which said cladding layer is a metal selected from the subgroup consisting of tantalum, titanium, zirconium, niobium and titanium-base alloys, and in which the outer surface of said cladding layer is electrically insulating as the result of insulation-forming treatment.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
Electrode connecting cable as defined in claim 1 or claim 2 in which said conductor core is of a metal selected from the group consisting of copper and alloys of copper.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
Electrode connecting cable as defined in claim 3 in which said conductor core is an alloy of copper and at least one chemical element selected from the group consisting of Sn, Ti, Be, Fe, P, Zn and Sn.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
Electrode connecting cable as defined in claim 3 in which said conductor core is a copper alloy selected from the group consisting of Cu0.15Zr; Cu4Ti; Cu2Be; Cu1.7Be; Cu28Zn; Cu37Zn; Cu6Sn; Cu8Sn; and Cu2Fe.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
Electrode connecting cable as defined in claim 2 in which said conductor core consists of a metal selected from the group consisting of Cu0.15Zr and Cu2Be and said conductor cladding consists of tantalum and has its outer surface anodized.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
64 words
Electrode connecting cable as defined in claim 1 in which said cladding material consists of a platinum alloy selected from the group consisting of platinum iridium alloys containing not more than 40% iridium, platinum-rhodium alloys containing not more than 40% rhodium and platinum-palladium alloys containing not more than 50% palladium, the remaining percentage of the alloy composition being in each case sustantially all platinum.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
44 words
Electrode connecting cable as defined in claim 7 in which said conductor core is a metal selected from the group consisting of copper and copper alloys and said cladding material is a platinum alloy selected from the group consisting of Pt10Ir, Pt10Pd and Pt10Rh.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
Electrode connecting cable as defined in claim 8 in which said conductor core consists of a copper alloy selected from the group which consists of Cu0.15Zr and Cu2Be.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
45 words
Electrode connecting cable as defined in claim 1, 2, 6, 7, 8 or 9, in which a plurality of said conductor strands are enclosed in said cover tube and said conductor strands are twisted together inside said cover tube to form a stranded composite conductor.
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