Shaped lead with electrodes
CA 2469080 A1 · Owner: Bonner, Matthew D. · Inventors: Warman, Eduardo N.; Whitman, Teresa; Brown, Mark L.
Overview
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In general, an apparatus including a lead body and at least two electrodes. The lead body is so shaped that the lead body brings the first electrode against cardiac tissue yet keeps the second electrode away from contact with the cardiac tissue. These electrodes may be separated by a very small distance. When the lead is implanted in the superior vena cava each electrode , generates a distinct voltage signal as a function of sensed electrical activity. Although each electrode may sense a far-field R-wave in addition to a P-wave, the difference between the signals from the electrodes preserves the P-wave but includes a reduced far-field R-wave.
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- Filed December 2, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 2, 2022.
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