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AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorsScott J. Brabec, Kenneth C. Gardeski
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The present invention relates generally to medical devices; in particular and without limitation, to unique electrodes and/or electrical lead assemblies for stimulating cardiac tissue, muscle tissue, neurological tissue, brain tissue and/or organ tissue; to electrophysiology mapping and ablation catheters for monitoring and selectively altering physiologic conduction pathways; and, wherein said electrodes, lead assemblies and catheters optionally include fluid irrigation conduit(s) for providing therapeutic and/or performance enhancing materials to adjacent biological tissue, and wherein each said device is coupled to or incorporates nanotube structures or materials therein. The present invention also provides methods for fabricating, deploying, and operating such medical devices.
A medical device, comprising:
A medical device, comprising:
A method for manufacturing a medical electrode having an electrode surface adapted for electrical communication with biological tissue, comprising the step of depositing a plurality of nanotube structures on at least a portion of the electrode surface.
A method of treating a portion of biological tissue, comprising the steps:
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