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Porous carbon pacemaker electrode
Assignee: Pacesetter Inc
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Filing: 1985-03-14
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Granted: 1990-06-19
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Expires: 2005-03-14
Abstract
Abstract An endocardial pacemaker electrode has a surface region constructed of carbon and having pores for receiving the growth of tissue therein to permit the fixation of the electrode in the atrium or other location by the ingrowth of adjacent tissue. By fixing the location of the electrode, low stimulation thresholds and a consistent magnitude of sensed endocardial signal are maintained.
Inventors
- 👤 David C. MacGregor
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 21:54
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61N; A61N1/00; A61N1/02; A61N1/04; A61N1/05; A61N1/056; A61N1/0565; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/0077; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61F2/06; A61L; A61L27/00; A61L27/14; A61L27/18; A61L27/28; A61L27/34; A61L27/50; A61L27/56; A61L33/00; A61L33/02; A61L33/022
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
An endocardial pacemaker electrode for endocardial atrial and ventricular pacing, said electrode having a regular geometrical shape, a maximum transverse dimension of about 0.1 to about 5 mm and a minimum longitudinal dimension of at least about 0.1 mm, said electrode being formed of a composite of materials comprising a porous carbon coating of thickness less than 500 microns on a substrate of material other than carbon providing an external surface which is constructed of carbon and which has pores therein which permit the ingrowth of tissue into the porous coating and which have a size less than about 200 microns.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
101 words
An endocardial pacemaker electrode for endocardial atrial and ventricular pacing, said electrode having a regular geometrical shape, a maximum transverse dimension of about 0.1 to about 5 mm and a minimum longitudinal dimension of at least about 0.1 mm, said electrode being formed of a composite of materials comprising a porous carbon coating of thickness less than 500 microns on a substrate of material other than carbon providing an external surface which is constructed of carbon and which has pores therein which permit the ingrowth of tissue into the porous coating and which have a size less than about 200 microns.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The electrode of claim 1 wherein said porous coating includes a network of interconnected pores of porosity of about 10 to about 50% communicating with the pores in said external surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The electrode of claim 2 wherein said porous coating has a thickness of about 20 to about 300 microns.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The pacemaker electrode of claim 1 wherein said pore size is about 20 to about 100 microns.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The electrode of claim 1 wherein the electrode has a cylindrical shape having a length of about 0.1 to about 3 mm and a diameter of about 0.5 to about 5 mm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The electrode of claim 1 wherein the electrode has a spherical shape of diameter of about 0.5 to about 5 mm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
The electrode of claim 1 wherein the electrode comprises a cylindrical electrode sleeve having an outside diameter of about 1 to about 5 mm, a thin wall of thickness of about 0.05 to about 0.3 mm and a length of about 1.6 to 10 mm.
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