Flexible subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
AssigneeCameron Health, Inc.
InventorsGust H. Bardy, Riccardo Cappato, William J. Rissmann, Alan H. Ostroff, Paul J. Erlinger
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for subcutaneous positioning over a patient's ribcage, the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator including a housing, wherein the housing conforms to the patient's ribcage when subcutaneously positioned; an electrode disposed upon a portion of the housing; and an electrical circuit located within the housing, wherein the electrical circuit is electrically coupled to the electrode.
Claims34
An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator comprising:
- a housing including a pliable region including a plurality of pleats defined in the housing, wherein each of the plurality of pleats can expand or contract to allow the housing to increase or decrease its overall length, and a portion of each of the plurality of pleats can individually expand or contract to allow the housing to bend at the pliable region;
- an electrode disposed upon a portion of the housing;
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- an electrical circuit located within the housing, wherein the electrical circuit is electrically coupled to the electrode.
An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for subcutaneous positioning over a patient's ribeage, the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator comprising:
- a housing, wherein the housing includes a first portion and a second portion coupled together by a coupling portion, the coupling portion allowing for movement of the first and second portions relative to one another, wherein the coupling portion of the housing comprises a pleated section having a plurality of individual pleats and wherein the housing conforms to the patient's ribcage when subcutaneously positioned;
- wherein individual pleats may uniformly expand or contract, allowing the housing to increase or decrease its overall length, and a portion of individual pleats may expand or contract, allowing the housing to bend;
- an electrode disposed upon a portion of the housing;
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- an electrical circuit located within the housing, wherein the electrical circuit is electrically coupled to the electrode.
An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for subcutaneous positioning within a patient, the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator comprising:
- a housing having a first portion and a second portion coupled together by a coupling means that allows for movement of the first portion relative to the second portion wherein the coupling means comprises a section of housing forming a plurality of individual pleats, wherein individual pleats may uniformly expand or contract, increasing or decreasing the overall length of the housing, and a portion of individual pleats may expand or contract, allowing the housing to bend at the coupling means;
- an electrode disposed upon the first portion of the housing;
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- an electrical circuit located within the housing, wherein the electrical circuit is electrically coupled to the electrode.
An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for subcutaneous positioning within a patient, the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator comprising;
- a housing having a plurality of interconnected segments, wherein two of the interconnected segments are interconnected by a coupler such that the two segments are movable relative to one another, wherein the coupler comprises a plurality of individual pleats disposed between the two segments, wherein individual pleats uniformly expand or contract, allowing the housing to increase or decrease its overall length, and a portion of individual pleats expand or contract, allowing the housing to bend;
- an electrode disposed upon a portion of the housing;
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- an electrical circuit located within the housing, wherein the electrical circuit is electrically coupled to the electrode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.