Patents Examined by Scott M. Getzor
  • Endocardial defibrillation lead with looped cable conductor
    Patent number: 6104961
    Abstract: An implantable endocardial defibrillation lead having a looped cable conductor for conducting at least high voltage defibrillation shocks. A coil electrode is connected to an elongated, flexible, electrically non-conductive lead body and is supplied with electrical power for delivering electrical shocks to the heart through a looped cable conductor that extends through the lead body and is associated with a power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Intermedics Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Conger, Stephen L. Goldman, G. Shantanu Reddy