Patents Examined by Jon-Eric Moraes
  • Telescoping, dual-site pacing lead
    Patent number: 7395120
    Abstract: A lead with a proximal electrode and a telescoping distal electrode enables dual-site electrical pacing or stimulation of a heart or another organ. The lead includes an outer tube with a proximal electrode and an inner tube connected to a distal electrode. The inner tube is concentric and slides inside the outer tube. This design enables the proximal electrode to be placed at a desired location by threading the lead along a guide wire, and then extending the distal electrode a variable distance beyond the proximal electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: E. Kevin Heist, Jagmeet P. Singh