- Patent Title: Lead electrode for use in an MRI-safe implantable medical device
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Application No.: US16007117Application Date: 2018-06-13
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Publication No.: US10426954B2Publication Date: 2019-10-01
- Inventor: James M. Olsen , Gregory A. Hrdlicka , Carl D. Wahlstrand , Thomas Barry Hoegh
- Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.
- Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
- Current Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Agency: Withers & Keys LLC
- Main IPC: A61N1/00
- IPC: A61N1/00 ; A61N1/08 ; A61N1/05 ; A61N1/36
Abstract:
A medical lead is configured to be implanted into a patient's body and comprises a lead body, and an electrode coupled to the lead body. The electrode comprises a first section configured to contact the patient's body, and a second section capacitively coupled to the first section and configured to be electrically coupled to the patient's body.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180304073A1 LEAD ELECTRODE FOR USE IN AN MRI-SAFE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE Public/Granted day:2018-10-25
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