Epicardial lead design
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11020588B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-01

    申请号:US14889853

    申请日:2014-05-08

    Abstract: The present invention provides advancements in the art of cardiac pacemakers. The invention provides a pacemaker system that comprises at least one pacemaker and that is, to a large extent, self-controlled, allows for long-term implantation in a patient, and minimizes current inconveniences and problems associated with battery life. The invention further includes a mechanism in which at least two pacemakers are implanted in a patient, and in which the pacemakers communicate with each other at the time of a given pacing or respiratory event, without any required external input, and adjust pacing parameters to respond to the patient's need for blood flow. The invention further provides a design for a pacemaker in which the pacemaker electrode is connected to the pacemaker body by a lead that is configured to allow the pacemaker to lie parallel to the epicardial surface and to reduce stress on the pacemaker and heart tissue.

    COMPOSITE PREPREG CONSTRUCTIONS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20250018660A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-16

    申请号:US18702327

    申请日:2022-09-29

    Abstract: Through-thickness permeable prepregs comprise a fiber bed and a plurality of discrete resin regions on a surface of the fiber bed separated by exposed fiber bed surface regions. Prepreg assemblies for processing such prepregs comprise an air permeable resin barrier material disposed over a surface of the prepreg opposite a forming tool. The air permeable resin barrier material is permeable to air or gas passing from the prepreg and is impermeable to resin passing from the prepreg. During processing, the prepreg assembly is subjected to a vacuum and elevated temperature to cure the resin and form a composite part. During processing, the air permeable resin barrier material prevents unwanted resin bleed from the prepreg, causing resin pressure in the prepreg to be maintained that reduces or eliminates unwanted formation or growth of internal voids to provide a composite part having a reduced degree of internal voids and pores.

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