Implantable medical device with electrode lead having improved s

Details Implantable medical device with electrode lead having improved s Implantable medical device with electrode lead having improved s

1997-09-03

2000-04-11

Kamm, William E.

Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application

Light, thermal, and electrical application

Electrical energy applicator

A61N 105

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ABSTRACT:
An implantable medical device has an electrode lead having an outer surface of a polymeric material which has been treated in an inert gas atmosphere by a glow discharge to deposit a monomer substance thereon to produce an outer surface lower in resistance to movement within the body tissue of a patient than untreated material.

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