Surround shroud connector and electrode housings for a subcutaneous electrode array and leadless ecgs
CA 2426951 A1 · Owner: Reinke, James D. · Inventors: Strom, James; Ceballos, Thomas I.; Nicholson, John E.
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The invention discloses a subcutaneous electrode array or SEA for use in medical devices. The arrangement provides an enhanced capability for detecting and gathering electrical cardiac signals via the array of relatively closely spaced subcutaneous electrodes. Further switching circuits, signal processors and memory to process electric cardiac signals are implemented to enable a leadless orientation-insensitive SEA scheme for receiving the electrical signal from the heart. The SEA is distributed over the perimeter of the implanted medical device and includes a non-conductive surround shroud of biocompatible material. The surround shroud is placed around the periphery of the case of …
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- Filed October 5, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 5, 2021.
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