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US4630611A
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Orthogonally-sensing lead
Assignee: Medtronic Inc
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Filing: 1981-02-02
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Granted: 1986-12-23
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Expires: 2001-02-02
Abstract
Abstract A body implantable lead having multiple spatially displaced electrodes to facilitate the sensing of current vectors in muscle tissue. The lead employs three mutually orthogonal electrode pairs. Each electrode pair is capable of measuring current vectors within the muscle tissue in a different one of three mutually orthogonal directions. All six electrodes are mounted about a single cylindrical lead body. Each of the six electrodes is coupled to an in-line electrical connector at a proximal end of the sensing lead. Because the electrodes are relatively closely spaced on a convenient size lead, being of about 8-14 French in diameter, state of the art processing techniques are required to resolve the direction of current flow within the heart muscle.
Inventors
- 👤 Wendell L. King
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 04:17
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/07; A61B5/076; A61B5/24; A61B5/25; A61B5/279; A61B5/28; A61B5/283; A61B5/287; A61B5/316; A61B5/389
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A body implantable lead comprising: first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth electrodes mutually insulated from one another and arranged as three electrode pairs; an elongated lead body means for disposing said first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth electrodes in substantially fixed relationship to one another, arranged such that said three electrode pairs define three mutually orthogonal sensing vectors; first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth connector means for simultaneously coupling said first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth electrodes to a monitoring device; and first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth mutually insulated conductors extending along said lead body means each having a proximal end respectively coupled to said first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth connector means and a distal end respectively coupled to said first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth electrodes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
A body implantable lead comprising: first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth electrodes mutually insulated from one another and arranged as three electrode pairs; an elongated lead body means for disposing said first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth electrodes in substantially fixed relationship to one another, arranged such that said three electrode pairs define three mutually orthogonal sensing vectors; first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth connector means for simultaneously coupling said first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth electrodes to a monitoring device; and first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth mutually insulated conductors extending along said lead body means each having a proximal end respectively coupled to said first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth connector means and a distal end respectively coupled to said first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth electrodes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A body implantable lead according to claim 1 further comprising: an outer sheath covering said first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth mutually insulated conductors.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A body implantable lead according to claim 2 wherein said first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth mutually insulated conductors are arranged as a closely wound mulitifilar and mulitpolar coil.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A body implantable lead according to claim 3 wherein said first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth connector means are arranged as an in-line connector assembly.
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