Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Electrical energy applicator
Patent
1995-10-11
1997-12-02
Cohen, Lee S.
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Electrical energy applicator
128642, A61N 105
Patent
active
056930810
ABSTRACT:
A lead system for use with an implantable cardioverter/defibrillator is disclosed. The lead system includes a fixation hook positioned approximately half-way between the distal tip of the lead and the tricuspid valve. The distal tip of the lead is positioned at the apex of the right ventricle and may or may not be secured there by a second fixation means such as a screw tip or tines. The fixation hook allows the defibrillation electrode to be accurately positioned by the patient's surgeon and maintained in contact with the septum wall of the patient's heart. By providing such intimate contact between the defibrillation electrode and the septum wall, defibrillation thresholds are reduced.
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Fain Eric S.
Hoffman Drew A.
Pless Benjamin D.
Bush M. Elizabeth
Cohen Lee S.
Mitchell Steven M.
Pacesetter Inc.
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