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US 2014/0277321 A1Published application
Alarm for lead insulation abnormality
AssigneeThe Spectranetics Corporation
InventorKenneth P. Grace
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Abstract
A system is provided to determine whether an insulating layer of an implanted lead is damaged.
Claims21
A device, comprising:
- a separator to substantially free an implanted lead from surrounding tissue;
- a sensor to sense an electrical parameter associated with the lead to determine a condition of an insulation layer of the lead;
- and
- a controller operable to receive output from the sensor and determine when the condition of the insulation layer is not acceptable.
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A method, comprising:
- detecting an irregularity in an insulating layer of an implanted lead;
- and
- warning a physician of the irregularity.
A non-transient, tangible computer readable medium comprising microprocessor executable instructions that, when executed by a microprocessor, perform the following steps:
- receiving, by a controller and from a sensor, a sensed electrical parameter associated with an implanted lead;
- comparing, by the controller, the sensed electrical parameter with one or more predetermined thresholds associated with the existence of an irregularity;
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- based on the comparing step, determining, by the controller, that the implanted lead has an irregularity.
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A system, comprising:
- an electrically conductive structure operable to provide, in the event of an irregularity in an insulating layer of an implanted lead, a changed electrical parameter associated with the lead;
- a sensor operable to sense the changed electrical parameter;
- and
- a controller operable to determine an instance of an irregularity in the lead based on the sensed, changed electrical parameter and warn a physician of the determined instance of an irregularity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.