- Patent Title: Lead electrode for use in an MRI-safe implantable medical device
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Application No.: US14457088Application Date: 2014-08-11
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Publication No.: US09265940B2Publication Date: 2016-02-23
- Inventor: Carl D. Wahlstrand , Thomas Barry Hoegh , James M. Olsen , Stephen L. Bolea , Gregory A. Hrdlicka
- Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Minnespolis
- Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
- Current Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minnespolis
- Agency: Withers & Keys, LLC
- Main IPC: A61N1/05
- IPC: A61N1/05 ; A61N1/08 ; A61B5/055 ; A61B5/00
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 electrically coupled to the first section and configured to be capacitively coupled to the patient's body.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150039064A1 LEAD ELECTRODE FOR USE IN AN MRI-SAFE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE Public/Granted day:2015-02-05
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