Implantable medical devices and methods for making and delivering implantable medical devices
AssigneeCardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
InventorsBruce Alan Tockman, Lili Liu, Brendan Early Koop, Brian Soltis, Arthur J. Foster, G. Shantanu Reddy
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Abstract
Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device may include an implantable medical device. The implantable medical device may include an implantable pacing member having a housing and a lead input. A lead may be coupled to the lead input. The lead may be designed to extend along a pericardial space, epicardium, or both and engage a heart chamber. A passageway may be defined along a portion of the length of the lead.
Claims20
A method of implanting an implantable medical device within a patient, comprising:
- implanting a lead interior of the patient's rib cage by advancing the lead along an arcuate path, the lead including at least one electrode;
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- subcutaneously implanting a pacing member exterior of the patient's rib cage, the pacing member including a housing, a pulse generator within the housing, and a power source within the housing;
- wherein a proximal end of the lead is connected to a lead input of the pacing member exterior of the patient's rib cage and a distal end of the lead is located interior of the patient's rib cage.
A method of implanting an implantable medical device within a patient, comprising:
- implanting a lead between the patient's rib cage and the patient's heart by advancing the lead along an arcuate path, the lead including at least one electrode;
- and
- subcutaneously implanting a pacing member exterior of the patient's rib cage, the pacing member including a housing, a pulse generator within the housing, a power source within the housing, and a lead input;
- wherein a proximal end of the lead is detachably connected to the lead input of the pacing member exterior of the patient's rib cage and a distal end of the lead is located interior of the patient's rib cage.
A method of implanting an implantable medical device within a patient, comprising:
- implanting a distal end of a lead interior of the patient's rib cage, the lead including at least one electrode;
- and
- subcutaneously implanting a pacing member exterior of the patient's rib cage, the pacing member including a housing, a pulse generator within the housing, and a power source within the housing;
- wherein a proximal end of the lead is connected to the pacing member;
- wherein the lead includes a pre-formed bend.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.