Fixation and delivery systems and methods for pacemaker devices
AssigneePacesetter, Inc.
InventorSteve Chantasirivisal
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Abstract
A pacemaker device including a proximal end portion that includes a housing containing pacing electronics and battery material. The pacemaker device also includes a mount positioned at a distal end portion of the pacemaker device and a pliable assembly for fixating the pacemaker device to a tissue site. The pliable assembly is coupled to a mount and one or more electrodes electrically configured to receive one or more electrical signals from the tissue site and/or deliver one or more pacing signals to the tissue site.
Claims20
A pacemaker device comprising:
- a proximal end portion comprising a housing defining a cavity for containing pacing electronics and battery material;
- a mount positioned at a distal end of the pacemaker device;
- a pliable assembly coupled to the mount;
- and
- one or more electrodes electrically configured to perform at least one of receiving one or more electrical signals from a target tissue site or delivering one or more pacing signals to the target tissue site.
A method for positioning a pacemaker device into a target tissue site, the method comprising:
- guiding the pacemaker device to the target tissue site, wherein the pacemaker device includes a mount and a pliable assembly coupled to the mount, and wherein the pliable assembly includes one or more anchors;
- in response to finding the target tissue site, expanding the pliable assembly to contact the target tissue site;
- inserting the one or more anchors into the target tissue site;
- and
- delivering to the target tissue site, using the pliable assembly, one or more pacing signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.