Abstract:
This disclosure is directed to extra, intra, and transvascular medical lead placement techniques for arranging medical leads and electrical stimulation and/or sensing electrodes proximate nerve tissue within a patient. It discloses an implantable medical lead system configured to deliver electrical stimulation to nerve tissue within a patient, the system comprising: an implantable medical lead comprising a distal portion configured for introduction into a sheath of tissue that contains the nerve tissue; an electrode electrically connected to the distal portion of the implantable medical lead; and an anchor connected to the medical lead and proximally offset from the electrode at least partially outside of the sheath to stabilize placement of the distal portion of the lead within the sheath.
Abstract:
A method of performing a medical procedure is provided. The medical procedure includes stimulation of a patient's heart while stimulating a nerve of the patient in order to modulate the patient's inflammatory process. More particularly, the medical procedure includes pacing the ventricles of the patient's heart while stimulating the vagal nerve of the patient. Systems and devices for performing the medical procedure are also provided.