# US 11,439,813 B2 · Percutaneous lead > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,439,813 B2 - Document ID: US11439813B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/564,707 - Filed: 2019-09-09 - Published: 2020-03-12 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2018-09-10 - Assignees: Northern Development AS - Applicants: Northern Development AS - Inventors: Peter Ayre; John Begg - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11439813B2 ## CPC - A61M 39/0247: {Transcutaneous or percutaneous access sites to the inside of the body} - A61N 1/0595: {Temporary leads} - A61M 39/00: Tubes, tube connectors, tube couplings, valves, access sites or the like, specially adapted for medical use (for respiratory devices, e.g. tracheal tubes, A61M16/00; artificial heart valves A61F2/24) - A61M 60/178: drawing blood from a ventricle and returning the blood to the arterial system via a cannula external to the ventricle, e.g. left or right ventricular assist devices - A61M 60/216: including a rotating member acting on the blood, e.g. impeller - A61M 60/515: Regulation using real-time patient data - A61M 60/562: for making blood flow pulsatile in blood pumps that do not intrinsically create pulsatile flow - A61M 60/878: Electrical connections within the patient's body - A61M 60/88: Percutaneous cables - A61N 1/05: for implantation or insertion into the body, e.g. heart electrode (A61N1/06 takes precedence) - A61N 1/0563: {specially adapted for defibrillation or cardioversion} - A61M 2039/0267: {comprising sensors or electrical contacts} - A61N 1/056: {Transvascular endocardial electrode systems} - H01B 7/048: {for implantation into a human or animal body, e.g. pacemaker leads} - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} - A61N: ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infrared radiators for heating H05B) - H01B: CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES (selection for magnetic properties H01F1/00; waveguides H01P {; printed circuits H05K}) ## Abstract A percutaneous lead assembly for an active implantable device, the lead assembly comprising a sheath with a plurality of wires extending from a proximal end to a distal end. The wires being adapted to power the active implantable device; the distal end having at least one electrode fixed thereon. The electrodes being in communication with sensor electronics and wherein at least one electrode is on the outer layer of the lead assembly in which the electrode is used to detect at least one of acceleration and electrical signals of an organ. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A percutaneous lead assembly for an active implantable device, the lead assembly comprising; a sheath with a plurality of wires extending from a proximal end to a distal end, wherein the plurality of wires are housed in a lumen of the lead assembly; the sheath having an outer layer, wherein the outer layer has a weave of reinforcing material; the wires being adapted to power the active implantable device; the distal end having at least one electrode fixed thereon; the electrodes being in communication with sensor electronics; and wherein the at least one electrode is on the outer layer of the sheath of the lead assembly in which the at least one electrode is used to detect at least one of acceleration and electrical signals of an organ. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The percutaneous lead assembly of claim 1, wherein the lead assembly comprises a first portion and a second portion connected via a connector pair. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The percutaneous lead assembly of claim 1, wherein the lead assembly has a relatively thinner region intermediate the proximal end and the distal end. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The percutaneous lead assembly of claim 1, wherein the proximal end of the lead is connected to a controller. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The percutaneous lead assembly of claim 1, wherein the lumen is a bundle formed from an insulative polymer. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The percutaneous lead assembly of claim 1, wherein the sensor electronics are encapsulated in one of the following locations: the controller, the lead, and the implantable device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The percutaneous lead assembly of claim 1, wherein the electrodes are fixed to a conductor which extends from a lumen of the lead and through the sheath. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The percutaneous lead assembly of claim 1, wherein the sensor electronics further comprise an analogue-to-digital converter. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The percutaneous lead assembly of claim 1, wherein a textured surface is provided on an external surface of the lead for promoting tissue growth. ### Claim 10 A percutaneous lead assembly for an implantable device, the lead assembly comprising; a sheath with a plurality of wires extending from a proximal end and a distal end; the sheath having an outer layer, wherein the outer layer has a weave of reinforcing material; the distal end having at least one electrode fixed thereon; wherein at least one electrode is on the outer layer of the sheath of the lead assembly; and the at least one electrode is used to detect at least one of acceleration and electrical signals of an organ; the at least one electrode being in communication with sensor electronics; and wherein an aperture is formed in the outer layer of the sheath in which a conductor is in electrical communication with the at least one electrode such that electrical signals of an organ can be detected by the sensor and data can be transmitted to the sensor electronics to be analysed. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The percutaneous lead assembly of claim 10, wherein the sensor electronics comprise a control module, a sensing module, a memory and a power source. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The percutaneous lead assembly of claim 11, wherein the memory can store a log of sensed signals. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The percutaneous lead assembly of claim 10, wherein the sensor electronics are encapsulated in the lead. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The percutaneous lead assembly of claim 10, wherein the conductor is within a lumen in the lead assembly. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The percutaneous lead assembly of claim 10, wherein the lead assembly comprises a first portion and a second portion, in which the first and second portions are connected together via a connector pair. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The percutaneous lead assembly of claim 10, wherein the lead further comprises at least one electrical wire extending from the proximal end to the distal end.