System with left/right pulmonary artery electrodes
AssigneeCardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
InventorsYongxing Zhang, Yunlong Zhang
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the present subject matter relate to a lead. Various lead embodiments comprise a lead body including a first portion, a first branch and a second branch. The first portion has an end adapted to connect to an implantable medical device. The first branch and the second branch is connected to the first portion at a bifurcated region. The first branch includes a distal end adapted to be fed into a right pulmonary artery and to securely position at least one electrode within the right pulmonary artery. The second branch includes a distal end adapted to be fed into a left pulmonary artery and to securely position at least one electrode within the left pulmonary artery. Other embodiments are provided herein.
Claims36
A method, comprising:
- positioning at least one electrode in a right pulmonary artery and at least one electrode in a left pulmonary artery;
- and
- applying stimulation using at least one of the electrodes.
An implantable medical device, comprising:
- at least one lead adapted to extend through a pulmonary valve to securely position at least one electrode within a right pulmonary artery and at least one electrode within a left pulmonary artery;
- stimulation circuitry connected to the at least one lead to apply stimulation to at least one of the electrodes;
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- a controller connected to the stimulation circuitry to control application of the stimulation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.