Cardiac lead

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1991-05-30

1992-09-01

Jaworski, Francis

Surgery

Truss

Pad

128419P, 128790, A61N 100

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051430908

ABSTRACT:
A cardiac lead for transmitting electric current to the heart and/or sensing and monitoring electrical activity of the heart has an elongated electrical conductor connected to a head. An electrode mounted on the head comprises a helical wire adapted to be turned into heart tissue. A second electrode having an irregular or non-flat surface surrounds the helical wire. The non-flat surface may be a wire mesh, a segmented plate and an annular plate supporting one or more coiled wires.

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