Left ventricular access lead for heart failure pacing

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PATENT NO 5935160
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08787274

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An elongated monopolar or bipolar coronary vein lead having a reduced outer diameter and especially adapted to be advanced into a selected coronary vein for delivering a pacing signal to a predetermined region of a patient's heart, such as the left ventricle. A method of using the lead for pacing a patient's heart in the treatment of heart failure is also described. The method for pacing the heart includes advancing the coronary vein lead through both the coronary sinus and into a selected coronary vein of a patient's heart, connecting the lead to an electrical pacing source and applying electrical stimulation to a particular chamber of the patient's heart via the implanted lead. The lead includes a flexible tip and transition ring that enhances the ability to guide the lead through the coronary veins.

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CARDIAC PACEMAKERS INC4100 HAMLINE AVENUE NORTH ST PAUL MN 55112-5798

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Auricchio, Angelo Magdeburg, DE 16 1309
Chastain, Stuart R Shoreview, MN 16 1286
Heil, Jr Ronald W Roseville, MN 50 4435
Salo, Rodney W Fridley, MN 117 9984
Tockman, Bruce A Scandia, MN 81 5699
Westlund, Randy Minneapolis, MN 66 4320

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