Medical electrical lead having counter fixation anchoring system

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PATENT NO 5397343
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08164235

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An epicardial lead having an stab-in electrode extending from the bottom thereof in combination with an anchoring system adapted to secure the lead to the heart without the use of complex procedures or tools. In particular the lead achieves stable fixation through the provision of a flexible member moveable between a first position and a second position and a pair of fixation members connected to said flexible member, each fixation member having a distal end and a root, said distal end and root defining a plane said through which said stab-in electrode crosses.

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MEDTRONIC INC710 MEDTRONIC PARKWAY MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432

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Smits, Karel F A A Oirsbeck, NL 33 1283

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