Collapsible/expandable tubular electrode leads
CA 2558565 C · Owner: Scimed Life Systems, Inc. · Inventors: Garabedian, Robert J.; Wallace, Michael P.; Leynov, Alex
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A medical lead comprising an electrically insulative tubular membrane a , resilient spring element associated with the insulative membrane and at least , one electrode associated with the insulative membrane. The tubular membrane may have a non-circular cross-sectional shape. The spring layer is configured to urge that insulative membrane into an expanded geometry. The medical lead may be configured to be collapsed into a compact form for percutaneous delivery into the patient.
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- Filed March 1, 2005 and granted April 30, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 1, 2025.
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