Device and method for positioning an electrode in tissue

    公开(公告)号:US12102821B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-01

    申请号:US16148357

    申请日:2018-10-01

    IPC分类号: A61N1/05

    摘要: A device for positioning an electrode in tissue includes: a lead body having a distal portion; an electrode array coupled to the lead distal portion; an anchoring element having an anchor tip and being operable in a first configuration in which the anchor tip is retracted within the lead and in a second configuration in which the anchor tip is extended outside the lead and configured to fixate within the tissue; and a displacement mechanism that is actuated to bias the electrode array or the anchoring element toward the tissue. A method for positioning an electrode in tissue includes: navigating, to the tissue, a lead with an electrode array, an anchoring element with a distal anchor tip, and a displacement mechanism; biasing the electrode array and anchoring element towards the tissue with the displacement mechanism; and deploying the anchoring element, and verifying fixation of the anchor tip within the tissue.

    LEADLESS LEFT-BUNDLE-BRANCH PACEMAKER
    6.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240207624A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-27

    申请号:US18557809

    申请日:2022-09-28

    IPC分类号: A61N1/375 A61N1/05

    摘要: The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of artificial cardiac pacemakers, and particularly relates to a leadless left-bundle-branch pacemaker. The leadless left-bundle-branch pacemaker comprises a case and an implant core, wherein the implant core is coaxially arranged inside the case, and a head of the implant core can be rotated out from the inside of the case; the implant core has an implant end that can be rotated out from the inside of the case, and the length of the implant end rotated out from the inside of the case is greater than 10 mm; and an end of the case corresponding to the implant end is provided with a fixing end for fixing the pacemaker.

    BIOSTIMULATOR HAVING RESILIENT SCAFFOLD
    8.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240181249A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-06

    申请号:US18440722

    申请日:2024-02-13

    申请人: Pacesetter, Inc.

    IPC分类号: A61N1/05 A61N1/375 A61N1/378

    摘要: A biostimulator, such as a leadless cardiac pacemaker, including a fixation element and an electrode mounted on a resilient scaffold, is described. The fixation element and the resilient scaffold are coupled to a housing of the biostimulator. The resilient scaffold can support the electrode against a target tissue at a location that is radially offset from a location where the fixation element anchors the housing to the target tissue. A flexibility of the resilient scaffold allows the electrode to conform to a shape and movement of the target tissue when the housing is rigidly fixed to the target tissue by the fixation element. The resiliently supported electrode that is radially offset from the anchor point can reliably pace the target tissue without piercing the target tissue. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

    Implantable medical device including a tine housing

    公开(公告)号:US11992675B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-28

    申请号:US17109865

    申请日:2020-12-02

    申请人: Medtronic, Inc.

    IPC分类号: A61N1/05 A61N1/375

    摘要: An implantable medical device (IMD) including an elongated housing and a tine housing configured to attach to the elongated housing. The tine housing may support an extending plurality of tines and a distal-most electrode. An inner chamber is bounded at least in part by the elongated housing and the tine housing with an adhesive fill port in fluid communication with the inner chamber. A method of assembling the IMD includes forming the inner chamber and substantially filling the inner chamber with an adhesive through the adhesive fill port. The method may include curing the filling adhesive.

    Cardiac pacing lead
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11986651B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-21

    申请号:US18201140

    申请日:2023-05-23

    IPC分类号: A61N1/05

    CPC分类号: A61N1/0573 A61N2001/0578

    摘要: A medical lead includes a lead body, a connector pin proximate to a proximal end of the lead body, a helix extending from a distal end of the lead body, an electrode proximate to the distal end of the lead body, and a cable conductor within the lead body and including an electrode proximate a distal end of the cable conductor, the cable conductor being slideable within the lead body to extend and retract the electrode relative to the distal end of the lead body.