US5342407A
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Body implantable defibrillation system
Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers Inc
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Filing: 1992-07-13
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Granted: 1994-08-30
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Expires: 2012-07-13
Abstract
Abstract Implantable electrodes for defibrillation are formed of pluralities of electrode segments. Each of the segments is relatively long and narrow. The electrode segments can be parallel and spaced apart from one another a distance at least ten times the nominal width, with one end of each segment mounted to a transverse distal portion of an electrically conductive lead coupling the electrode to a defibrillation pulse generator. Alternatively, segments can branch or radiate outwardly from a common junction. In yet another arrangement, electrode segments are portions of a single conductive path at the distal end of a lead from a pulse generator, arranged in either a spiral configuration or a serpentine configuration which can align electrode segments side by side, parallel and spaced apart. The electrode segments can be formed of composite conductors in the form of titanium ribbons or wires with a sputtered outer layer of platinum, or a silver core in a stainless steel tube, with a platinum layer formed onto the tube. The electrodes are highly compliant yet can provide large effective areas for defibrillation, enabling a transthoracic pulsing arrangement of two electrodes on opposite sides of the heart, implanted subcutaneously outside of the thoracic region.
Inventors
- 👤 Roger W. Dahl
- 👤 David K. Swanson
- 👤 Stephen J. Hahn
- 👤 Douglas J. Lang
- 👤 John E. Heil
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:18
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61N; A61N1/00; A61N1/02; A61N1/04; A61N1/05
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A body implantable defibrillation electrode assembly, including: an electrically conductive lead having a proximal end and a distal end; a defibrillation pulse generating means coupled to the proximal end of the lead; and an electrode at the distal end of the lead, said electrode having a nominal width and a length at least ten times its nominal width, said electrode arranged in a serpentine configuration with a plurality of linear length-portions of the electrode disposed in side-by-side alignment and in substantially parallel, spaced apart relation, with the separation between adjacent length-portions in a direction perpendicular to the length-portions, being at least 1.5 cm, each of said length-portions being free of electrically insulative material at and along its periphery over the entire length and periphery of the length-portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
A body implantable defibrillation electrode assembly, including: an electrically conductive lead having a proximal end and a distal end; a defibrillation pulse generating means coupled to the proximal end of the lead; and an electrode at the distal end of the lead, said electrode having a nominal width and a length at least ten times its nominal width, said electrode arranged in a serpentine configuration with a plurality of linear length-portions of the electrode disposed in side-by-side alignment and in substantially parallel, spaced apart relation, with the separation between adjacent length-portions in a direction perpendicular to the length-portions, being at least 1.5 cm, each of said length-portions being free of electrically insulative material at and along its periphery over the entire length and periphery of the length-portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The assembly of claim 1 wherein: said electrode is arranged in a spiral configuration, with each of said length-portions comprising an arcuate sector of the spiral.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The assembly of claim 1 wherein: said nominal width is at most 2.5 cm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
137 words
A body implantable defibrillation electrode assembly, including: an electrically conductive lead having a proximal end and a distal end; a defibrillation pulse generating means coupled to the proximal end of the leads; and an electrode at the distal end of the lead, said electrode having a nominal width and a length at least ten times its normal width, said electrode arranged in a spiral configuration with a plurality of length-portions of the electrode disposed in side-by-side alignment and in substantially parallel, spaced apart relation, with the separation between adjacent length-portions in a direction perpendicular to the length-portions, being at least 1.5 centimeter, each of said length-portions being free of electrically insulative material at and along its periphery over the entire length and periphery of the length-portion, each of said length-portions comprising an arcuate sector of the spiral.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
137 words
A body implantable defibrillation electrode assembly, including: an electrically conductive lead having a proximal end and a distal end; a defibrillation pulse generating means coupled to the proximal end of the leads; and an electrode at the distal end of the lead, said electrode having a nominal width and a length at least ten times its normal width, said electrode arranged in a spiral configuration with a plurality of length-portions of the electrode disposed in side-by-side alignment and in substantially parallel, spaced apart relation, with the separation between adjacent length-portions in a direction perpendicular to the length-portions, being at least 1.5 centimeter, each of said length-portions being free of electrically insulative material at and along its periphery over the entire length and periphery of the length-portion, each of said length-portions comprising an arcuate sector of the spiral.
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