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US 10,894,167 B2Granted
Implantable medical device for vascular deployment
AssigneeCardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
InventorsBrendan Early Koop, Benjamin J. Haasl, Allan Charles Shuros, James O. Gilkerson, Lili Liu, Keith R. Maile, Brian Soltis, Brandon Christopher Fellows
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Abstract
A leadless pacing device may include a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, and a set of one or more electrodes supported by the housing. The housing may include a first a distal extension extending distally from the distal end thereof. One or more electrodes may be supported by the distal extension. The leadless pacing device may be releasably coupled to an expandable anchor mechanism.
Claims20
A leadless cardiac device configured for deployment within a patient's vasculature at a location near the patient's heart, the leadless cardiac device comprising:
- an elongated housing configured to be positioned within the patient's vasculature proximate the patient's heart, the elongated housing having a proximal end and a distal end;
- a power source disposed within the elongated housing;
- circuitry disposed within the elongated housing and operatively coupled to the power source, the circuitry configured to pace the patient's heart and/or sense electrical activity of the patient's heart;
- a first electrode fixed relative to the elongated housing and operatively coupled to the circuitry;
- a second electrode fixed relative to the elongated housing and operatively coupled to the circuitry, the second electrode spaced from the first electrode and positioned along a side wall of the elongated housing;
- a distal extension extending distally from the distal end of the elongated housing, the distal extension including at least one electrode positioned near a distal end thereof and operatively coupled to the circuitry;
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- an expandable anchoring mechanism releasably coupled to the elongated housing, the expandable anchoring mechanism having a collapsed configuration for delivery and an expanded configuration that locates the leadless cardiac device within the patient's vasculature.
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A leadless cardiac device configured for deployment within a patient's vasculature at a location near the patient's heart, the leadless cardiac device comprising:
- a housing configured to be positioned within the patient's vena cava proximate the patient's heart, the housing having a proximal end and a distal end;
- at least one protrusion extending from a sidewall of the housing, the at least one protrusion having an aperture extending from a top surface to a bottom surface of the protrusion;
- a power source disposed within the elongated housing;
- circuitry disposed within the elongated housing and operatively coupled to the power source, the circuitry configured to pace the patient's heart and/or sense electrical activity of the patient's heart;
- a first electrode fixed relative to the elongated housing and operatively coupled to the circuitry;
- a second electrode fixed relative to the elongated housing and operatively coupled to the circuitry, the second electrode spaced from the first electrode and positioned along a side wall of the elongated housing;
- a distal extension extending distally from the distal end of the elongated housing and configured to be positioned proximal a patient's left ventricle in order to pace the left ventricle, the distal extension including at least one electrode positioned near a distal end thereof and operatively coupled to the circuitry;
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- an expandable anchoring mechanism releasably coupled to the elongated housing, the expandable anchoring mechanism comprising:
- an elongated tubular body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therethrough;
- a plurality of interwoven filaments forming the elongated tubular body;
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- at least one of the interwoven filaments having a free end extending into the lumen of the elongated tubular body;
- wherein the free end extending into the lumen of the elongated tubular body extends through the aperture in the at least one protrusion.
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A leadless cardiac device configured for deployment within a patient's vasculature at a location near the patient's heart, the leadless cardiac device comprising:
- a housing configured to be positioned within the patient's vasculature proximate the patient's atria, the housing having a proximal end and a distal end;
- a first protrusion extending from a sidewall of the housing adjacent the proximal end thereof;
- a second protrusion extending from the sidewall of the housing adjacent the distal end thereof and along a same longitudinal line as the first protrusion;
- a first aperture formed through the first protrusion and a second aperture formed through the second protrusion;
- a power source disposed within the elongated housing;
- circuitry disposed within the elongated housing and operatively coupled to the power source, the circuitry configured to pace the patient's heart and/or sense electrical activity of the patient's heart;
- a first electrode fixed relative to the elongated housing and operatively coupled to the circuitry;
- a second electrode fixed relative to the elongated housing and operatively coupled to the circuitry, the second electrode spaced from the first electrode and positioned along a side wall of the elongated housing;
- a distal extension extending distally from the distal end of the elongated housing and configured to be positioned proximal a patient's left ventricle in order to pace the left ventricle, the distal extension including at least one electrode positioned near a distal end thereof and operatively coupled to the circuitry;
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- an expandable anchoring mechanism releasably coupled to the elongated housing, the expandable anchoring mechanism comprising:
- an elongated tubular body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therethrough;
- a plurality of interwoven filaments forming the elongated tubular body;
- a first wire having a free end extending into the lumen of the elongated tubular body adjacent a proximal end thereof;
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- a second wire having a free end extending into the lumen of the elongated tubular body adjacent a distal end thereof;
- wherein the free ends extending into the lumen of the elongated tubular body extend through the first and second apertures in the first and second protrusions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.