18845781. IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD WITH SHIELD (Medtronic, Inc.)
IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD WITH SHIELD
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Elizabeth K. Formosa of Santa Clara CA (US)
Kevin R. Seifert of Forest Lake MN (US)
Vladimir P. Nikolski of San Diego CA (US)
Mark T. Marshall of Cape Coral FL (US)
IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD WITH SHIELD
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18845781 titled 'IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD WITH SHIELD
Original Abstract Submitted
An example implantable medical lead includes a first defibrillation electrode and a second, defibrillation electrode, the first and second, defibrillation electrodes configured to deliver first electrical therapy. Tire implantable medical lead also includes a. pace electrode disposed longitudinally between the first defibrillation electrode and die second defibrillation electrode, the pace electrode configured to deliver second electrical therapy comprising pacing pulses. The implantable medical lead further includes a shield disposed over a portion of an outer surface of the pace electrode and extending laterally away from the pace electrode, wherein the shield comprises an asymmetric shape about a longitudinal axis of the shield, wherein die shield is configured to impede an electric field of at least one of the first and second electrical therapies in a direction away from a. heart of the patient.