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Surgery: Light, Thermal, And Electrical Application > Light, Thermal, And Electrical Application > Electrical Energy Applicator > Placed In Body > Heart > Catheter Or Endocardial (inside Heart) Type Catheter Or Endocardial (inside Heart) TypeCatheter Or Endocardial (inside Heart) Type patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.12/14/06 - 20060282146 - Lead assembly with porous polyethylene cover This document discusses, among other things, a lead assembly including a porous polyethylene cover. In an example, the cover includes sections that have differing pore sizes. In an example, a section of the cover near a distal end portion of a lead assembly includes pores that are large enough to ... 12/07/06 - 20060276867 - Methods and devices for mapping the ventricle for pacing lead placement and therapy delivery A method of placing a pacing lead in the heart includes moving an electrode catheter successively to a plurality of possible placement sites. The viability of the tissue at each site is determined. If the tissue at the site is viable, a pacing signal is applied to the tissue at ... 11/16/06 - 20060259111 - Lead and catheter assembly A method of accessing lateral branch veins of the coronary sinus with a pacing lead and guide catheter assembly. The guide catheter has an open lumen extending therethrough and a distal end provided with a pre-formed guide curve, while the pacing lead has a distal end provided with a first ... 11/02/06 - 20060247752 - Cardiac electrode anchoring system A cardiac electrode arrangement has one or several heart electrodes arranged on the exterior surface of a heart or attached to the heart from the outside and/or arranged with a pole in the cardiac tissue. The electrodes, which can be fixed in the operating position by an anchor, run to ... 11/02/06 - 20060247751 - Guide catheters for accessing cardiac sites Guide catheters and methods of using same for facilitating implantation of cardiac leads for applying electrical stimulation to and/or sensing electrical activity of the heart through one or more electrode positioned at an implantation site within a heart chamber or cardiac vessel adjacent a heart chamber and more particularly to ... 11/02/06 - 20060247750 - Guide catheters for accessing cardiac sites A method and apparatus for introducing a cardiac lead to an implantation site that includes a catheter body having an outer wall and a distal leader and having a proximal portion extending from the first proximal end to a second distal end. An inner member is positioned within an outer ... 10/26/06 - 20060241735 - Self-deploying vascular occlusion device The present invention provides a cardiac vascular occlusion system which includes inner and outer guide catheters and an occluding member disposed on the inner catheter. The occluding member may be deployed from a compressed to an expanded position to limit retrograde blood flow in a body lumen. The occluding member ... 10/26/06 - 20060241734 - Medical electrical electrodes with conductive polymer A medical electrical electrode includes an elongated conductive coil located over a lead body, and a conductive polymer material in contact with the lead body and located between individual coils of the elongated conductive coil. In certain embodiments, the conductive polymer is a polymer (e.g., silicone) implanted with a conductive ... 10/26/06 - 20060241733 - Atrial pacing lead A lead includes a lead body having an expandable section. A plurality of electrodes are disposed on the expandable section. The expandable section is adapted to expand against an inner surface of a heart so as to position at least one of the plurality of electrodes at or near an ... 10/05/06 - 20060224225 - Implantable intravascular device for defibrillation and/or pacing The present application describes an intravascular implantable pacing and/or defibrillation system. The described system includes a pulse generator that is implantable within a blood vessel and proportioned to blood flow through the blood vessel, and at least one lead attachable to the pulse generator. During implantation, the pulse generator is ... 10/05/06 - 20060224224 - Trans-septal/trans-myocardial ventricular pacing lead An medical electrical lead in embodiments of the teachings may include one or more of the following features: (a) a lead body having a proximal end and a distal end, (b) a conductor traversing from the proximal end to the distal end, (c) an electrode disposed at the distal end ... 09/28/06 - 20060217793 - Fiberoptic tissue motion sensor Devices and methods for evaluating motion of a tissue location, such as cardiac tissue location, e.g., heart wall, are provided. Devices employed in the subject methods are fiberoptic tissue motion sensors that include a light guide having a reflective element at its distal end and a light emitter/detector at its ... 09/28/06 - 20060217792 - Magnetically shielded aimd housing with window for magnetically actuated switch An active implantable medical device (AIMD) having a magnetic shield on its housing for shielding the interior of the device from magnetic fields originating outside the housing. The magnetic shield is created using a magnetic absorbing coating on the inner surface of the housing. The AIMD includes an area of ... 09/14/06 - 20060206184 - Methods of using a guide wire stylet Methods facilitate inserting a cardiac lead into a patient's vasculature. A cardiac lead system includes a cardiac lead having a lumen, and a guide member displaceable within the lumen. The guide member includes a guide wire extension that extends distal to the elongated body of the guide member. The guide ... 08/24/06 - 20060190067 - Strategic combination of conductors in a lead assembly for a medical device Low voltage conductors in a lead assembly share a lumen in a tube and are separated from adjacent conductors in the tube by an insulative layer. In an embodiment, low voltage conductors are combined with high voltage conductors. In another embodiment, low voltage conductors are combined with other low voltage ... 07/27/06 - 20060167536 - Method for fabrication of low-polarization implantable stimulation electrode A method for fabricating an implantable medical electrode includes roughening the electrode substrate, applying an adhesion layer, and depositing a valve metal oxide coating over the adhesion layer under conditions optimized to minimize electrode impedance and post-pulse polarization. The electrode substrate may be a variety of electrode metals or alloys ... 07/27/06 - 20060167535 - Deflectable coronary sinus lead delivery catheter A catheter assembly for cannulating the coronary sinus of the heart includes a flexible, elongate shaft having a proximal end extending to a distal end. A central lumen and a secondary lumen extend through the shaft. The distal end is preformed with a first curved segment and a second curved ... 06/29/06 - 20060142830 - Intravenous pacemaker electrode An intravenous pacemaker electrode comprises an electrode cable featuring a conductor, a duct and an insulating sleeve as well as an electrode head attached to the distal end of the conductor in order to transmit stimulation pulses, with an OCT catheter being moveable in the duct, and comprising a thread-like ... 06/22/06 - 20060136026 - Inter-atrial septum or superior vena cava electrodes for atrial defibrillation An implantable system for the defibrillation of the atria of a patient's heart comprises (a) a first catheter configured for insertion into the right atrium of the heart, preferably without extending into the right ventricle of the heart; a first atrial defibrillation electrode carried by the first catheter and positioned ... 06/08/06 - 20060122680 - Systems and methods for securing cardiovascular tissue Methods and systems for securing tissues, e.g., cardiovascular tissues, are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes inserting a portion of a catheter into an opening between a first portion of cardiovascular tissue and a second portion of cardiovascular tissue. The method can further include ... 06/08/06 - 20060122679 - Semiconductor-gated cardiac lead and method of use This document discusses, among other things a cardiac lead with first and second electrodes electrically interconnected by back-to-back diodes or another conductivity control device. During sensing of intrinsic electrical heart signals, these electrodes are isolated from each other by the conductivity control device. This reduces noise during sensing. During pacing ... 06/01/06 - 20060116747 - Method and apparatus for detecting left ventricular lead displacement based upon egm change Displacement or migration of a left ventricular lead located within the coronary sinus or coronary veins of the heart is detected by comparing an electrogram (EGM) waveform pattern from the lead with a stored baseline EGM waveform pattern. Based upon the extent of lead migration, if any, a lead displacement ... 05/18/06 - 20060106445 - Method and apparatus for reliably placing and adjusting a left ventricular pacemaker lead A left ventricular stimulation lead construction and a technique for lead placement that provides for improved anchoring and positioning of the electrode located on the distal end of the lead, while also including a method for readjusting the positioning of the lead as necessary. The lead includes a small diameter ... 05/18/06 - 20060106444 - Drawn strand filled tubing wire A wire for use in medical applications. The wire is formed by forming a bundle from a plurality of metallic strands and positioning the bundle within an outer tube. The tube and strands are then drawn down to a predetermined diameter to form a wire for use in medical devices. ... 05/18/06 - 20060106443 - Drawn strand filled tubing wire A wire for use in medical applications. The wire is formed by forming a bundle from a plurality of drawn filled tubing strands and positioning the bundle within an outer tubing. The tubing and strands are then drawn down to a predetermined diameter to form a wire for use in ... 05/04/06 - 20060095107 - Flexible lead body for implantable stimulation leads Disclosed is an implantable stimulation lead. The lead includes an inner lead body portion and an outer lead body portion. An interior passage is defined between the inner and outer lead body portions for accommodating a plurality of conductors. A plurality of circumferentially disposed, elongated concavities are defined by either ... 05/04/06 - 20060095106 - Catheter, in particular for insertion of heart-pacemaker-or icd-electrodes into a patient's body A catheter, in particular for insertion of heart-pacemaker- or ICD-electrodes into a patient's body, comprises a catheter wall and a reinforcement therein for stabilization of the catheter. The reinforcement is a profile element which is adjusted to the desired mechanical properties of the catheter in the axial and peripheral direction ... 04/27/06 - 20060089698 - Lead with terminal connector assembly A lead includes a lead body extending from a distal end to a proximal end, and at least one conductor disposed within the lead body and extending from the distal end to the proximal end of the lead body. The lead further includes an outer terminal ring, a terminal pin, ... 04/27/06 - 20060089697 - Implantable medical lead An implantable lead has a lead body construction designed to accommodate loading forces exerted on the lead body during patient movement. The lead body described herein is sufficiently stretchable to resist forces that could otherwise cause lead failure, axial migration of the electrodes, anchor damage, or tissue damage. The lead ... 04/27/06 - 20060089696 - Implantable medical lead with reinforced outer jacket An implantable lead has a lead body construction designed to accommodate loading forces exerted on the lead body during patient movement. The lead body may be sufficiently stretchable to resist forces that could otherwise cause lead failure, axial migration of the electrodes, anchor damage, or tissue damage. Increasing stretchability of ... 04/27/06 - 20060089695 - Implantable medical lead with helical reinforcement An implantable lead has a lead body construction designed to accommodate loading forces exerted on the lead body during patient movement. The lead body may be sufficiently stretchable to resist forces that could otherwise cause lead failure, axial migration of the electrodes, anchor damage, or tissue damage. Increasing stretchability of ... 04/27/06 - 20060089694 - Delivery system and method for pulmonary artery leads A delivery system and method for delivering a pulmonary artery lead into a pulmonary artery includes a delivery device having an inflatable balloon at a distal end. The device is inserted into the venous system, the balloon is inflated and the device is floated along a blood flow path within ... 04/06/06 - 20060074472 - Stimulation electrode lead A stimulation electrode lead for connecting to an electrotherapy device such as a pacemaker, a defibrillator or the like, is disclosed. The stimulation electrode lead is configured for intraluminal placement within a blood vessel or within the heart of a patient, and comprising a proximal and a distal end, an ... 04/06/06 - 20060074471 - Electrode lead An intracardial electrode lead comprises a distal end, a proximal end and an elongate electrode lead body which includes a helical coil having a lumen and a sheath enclosing the helical coil. The distal end of the electrode lead carries a an electrode. The electrode is electrically connected to a ... 03/23/06 - 20060064150 - Telescoping, dual-site pacing lead A lead with a proximal electrode and a telescoping distal electrode enables dual-site electrical pacing or stimulation of a heart or another organ. The lead includes an outer tube with a proximal electrode and an inner tube connected to a distal electrode. The inner tube is concentric and slides inside ... 03/23/06 - 20060064149 - Implantable medical lead An implantable medical lead includes a device, such as a physiological sensor, that is coupled to one or more stimulation/sensing sensing conductors within the lead. When the implantable medical lead is coupled to an implantable medical device, the device carried by the lead both receives power from, and communicates with ... 02/23/06 - 20060041298 - Method and apparatus for sensing cardiac contractile function Systems and methods for detecting and measuring cardiac contractile function of a heart using an acceleration sensor unit inserted within the heart, such as within a vein of the cardiac wall are disclosed. The systems and methods involve detecting the occurrence of electrical events within the patient's heart by inserting ... 02/23/06 - 20060041297 - Novel electrode assembly for medical electrical leads A lumen seal of a medical electrical lead includes an outer surface adapted to form a portion of an exterior surface of the medical electrical lead and an inner surface adapted to seal off a lumen of the lead and yet allow passage of an elongate member that is slidably ... 02/23/06 - 20060041296 - Novel medical electrode configurations A medical electrode includes an active surface extending from a first end to a second end and has a maximum outer diameter exceeding an outer diameter of the both the first end and the second end. The electrode further includes a recess formed in the active surface and an agent ... 02/16/06 - 20060036307 - Lead assembly and methods including a push tube A lead assembly includes an elongate body having a conductor electrically coupled with an electrode coupled to the elongate body. The lead assembly includes a push tube extending along at least a portion of the elongate body. A distal tip is coupled to the elongate body substantially adjacent to the ... 02/16/06 - 20060036306 - Telescoping, dual-site pacing lead A lead with a proximal electrode and a telescoping distal electrode enables dual-site electrical pacing or stimulation of a heart or another organ. The lead includes an outer tube with a proximal electrode and an inner tube connected to a distal electrode. The inner tube is concentric and slides inside ... 01/26/06 - 20060020316 - Implantable cardioversion and defibrillation system including intramural myocardial elecrtode An implantable cardioverter defibrillation electrode system includes a cardioversion/defibrillation electrode mounted about an elongated lead body and an intramural electrode adapted for implantation within myocardial tissue. ... 01/12/06 - 20060009829 - Apparatus and method of coating implantable leads An implantable cardiac lead, and/or subassembly includes an elongate sheath of insulative material including an insulative first layer and a protective second layer. The insulative first layer has at least one adhesive enhancing activated surface. ... 12/29/05 - 20050288761 - Multipolar medical electrical lead A pacing lead includes a first pacing cathode coupled to a first conductor, a second pacing cathode coupled to a second conductor, and a flexible anode coupled to a third conductor. The flexible anode has a length less than approximately 10 millimeters and is spaced apart from and proximal to ... 10/13/05 - 20050228470 - Implantable lead having articulated shocking coil An implantable lead is disclosed which includes an elongated lead body having opposed proximal and distal end portions. At least one defibrillation assembly is operatively associated with the distal end portion of the lead body for delivering electrical energy to cardiac tissue. The defibrillation assembly includes a plurality of axially ... 10/13/05 - 20050228469 - Electrode and conductor interconnect and method therefor A lead assembly is provided that includes an outer insulative body, at least one conductor disposed within the outer insulative body, and an inner electrode coupled with the at least one conductor. The lead assembly further includes an outer electrode disposed over the inner electrode, where the outer electrode coupled ... 10/06/05 - 20050222660 - Electrode and insulation assembly for a lead and method therefor A lead assembly includes an inner electrode coupled with a conductor, and an outer electrode disposed over the inner electrode, where the outer electrode is coupled with at least a portion of the inner electrode. Insulative material is disposed between a portion of the inner and outer electrodes, for example ... 09/22/05 - 20050209668 - Novel sheath and electrical lead The invention describes a steerable sheath for percutaneous epicardial access. The invention also describes a novel lead to facilitate left ventricular pacing and efficient defibrillation. ... 09/15/05 - 20050203604 - Medical devices incorporating carbon nanotube material and methods of fabricating same The present invention relates generally to medical devices; in particular and without limitation, to unique electrodes and/or electrical lead assemblies for stimulating cardiac tissue, muscle tissue, neurological tissue, brain tissue and/or organ tissue; to electrophysiology mapping and ablation catheters for monitoring and selectively altering physiologic conduction pathways; and, wherein said ... 09/15/05 - 20050203603 - Convertible stylet to abet in the implant of a left heart lead To implant a lead system for an implantable cardiac stimulation device, a guide wire is slidably introduced into a longitudinally extending internal passage of an elongated stylet. In turn, the combined stylet and guide wire are slidably introduced into the longitudinally extending lumen of an elongated tubular lead body of ... 09/15/05 - 20050203602 - Collapsible/expandable electrode leads A medical lead and method of treating a patient are provided. The medical lead comprises an electrically insulative membrane, a resilient spring element associated with the insulative membrane, and at least one electrode associated with the insulative membrane. The spring layer is configured to urge that insulative membrane into an ... 09/01/05 - 20050192655 - Method of forming a lead An implantable, substantially isodiametric, low resistance implantable lead having at least one electrode positioned in a stimulation/sensing portion of the lead as well as a method of manufacturing the same. At least the stimulation/sensing portion is unitized through partially surrounding and supporting insulation and conductive element(s) of the stimulation/sensing portion ... 08/11/05 - 20050177219 - Mono-body defibrillaton probe A probe including at its distal extremity a tubular flexible sheath core supporting at least a winding forming a shock electrode and connected to a electrical conductor of connection extending in a internal lumen of the sheath core. In a way characteristic of the invention, the sheath core extends axially ... 07/21/05 - 20050159801 - Novel implantable lead including sensor An implantable medical lead includes a sensor capsule coupled to a lead body through which a sensor bus extends to couple with the sensor capsule. The sensor bus includes an elongate coil conductor, an elongate cable conductor extending within the coil conductor, and a material, positioned between the cable conductor ... 07/21/05 - 20050159800 - Novel implantable lead including sensor An implantable medical lead includes an adaptor coupled to a body of the lead. The adaptor holds a sensor capsule between a first portion and a second portion of the lead body. ... 06/23/05 - 20050137671 - His bundle mapping, pacing, and injection method and lead A cardiac rhythm management system includes a lead assembly for intracardiac mapping, pacing, and drug delivery. The lead assembly includes an implantable endocardial lead having a proximal end for connection to an implantable cardiac rhythm management device and a distal end for disposal in an intracardiac region. The lead includes ... 06/23/05 - 20050137670 - Electrical lead body including an in-line hermetic electronic package and implantable medical device using the same An assembly is provided for an implantable medical lead. The assembly includes a first lead body comprising one or more electrical leads, and a hermetic encasement. The encasement comprises a housing having first and second openings and interior walls, an interior space defined by the interior walls, an electronic network ... 06/23/05 - 20050137669 - Endocardial lead for a left heart chamber An endocardial lead includes a lead body extending from a proximal end to a distal end and an electrode coupled to the lead body. The lead body and the electrode each have an outer surface adapted to passively prevent formation of clots on the outer surfaces. ... 06/16/05 - 20050131510 - Device for distal protection and treatment of blood vessels Light generating devices for illuminating portions of vascular tissue to administer photodynamic therapy, and usable with, or including a distal protection device. A first device includes a hollow tip, a flushing lumen, a guidewire lumen, and at least one of a light source, and a hollow light transmissive shaft that ... 06/16/05 - 20050131509 - Coatings for implantable electrodes A method includes sandblasting an electrode surface, applying a conductive oxide precursor solution to the electrode surface, and heating the electrode for at least 5 minutes at a temperature between 350 degrees C. and 550 degrees C. to convert the precursor solution into an oxide coating. One method includes applying ... 06/16/05 - 20050131508 - Ablation probe with temperature sensitive electrode array A medical probe assembly and method are provided for ablating tissue. The probe assembly comprises an elongated shaft and an electrode array mechanically coupled to the distal end of the shaft. The electrode array is configured to assume an outwardly curved shape, when exposed to a first temperature, and assume ... 06/16/05 - 20050131507 - Lead having reduced lead body size An implantable device such as a lead with a lead body is adapted for implantation on or about the heart and for connection to a system for monitoring or stimulating cardiac activity. The implantable device includes one or more fillers disposed within the lead body resulting in a lead body ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |