US Patent No: 7,807,925
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Lead assembly with flexible portions and method therefor
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Oct 5, 2010
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May 8, 2007
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11/745,587
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Abstract
A lead assembly includes an outer insulative body, a conductor, and at least one electrode electrically coupled with the at least one conductor. The outer insulative body extends from a proximal end to a distal end and has an intermediate portion therebetween. A flexible portion for example having a bellows portion is disposed along the lead body.
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| 5,246,014 Implantable lead system | 176 | 1991 | |
| 5,224,491 Implantable electrode for location within a blood vessel | 141 | 1992 | |
| 5,423,806 Laser extractor for an implanted object | 84 | 1993 | |
| 5,409,469 Introducer system having kink resistant splittable sheath | 124 | 1993 | |
| 5,674,217 Heart synchronized extractor for an implanted object | 76 | 1993 | |
| 5,713,867 Introducer system having kink resistant splittable sheath | 73 | 1996 | |
| 5,851,226 Temporary transvenous endocardial lead | 48 | 1996 | |
| 5,769,858 Locking stylet for extracting implantable lead or catheter | 22 | 1997 | |
| 5,843,141 Medical lead connector system | 57 | 1997 | |
| 6,038,472 Implantable defibrillator and lead system | 18 | 1997 | |
| 5,994,444 Polymeric material that releases nitric oxide | 60 | 1997 | |
| 5,897,584 Torque transfer device for temporary transvenous endocardial lead | 39 | 1997 | |
| 5,902,331 Arrangement for implanting an endocardial cardiac lead | 73 | 1998 | |
| 5,871,530 Intracardiac defibrillation leads | 31 | 1998 | |
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| 5,531,779 Stent-type defibrillation electrode structures | 195 | 1995 | |
| 6,445,954 Pulse generator header lead introducer tool | 5 | 2000 | |
| 2004/0054,390 Method and device for supporting or strengthening a portion of a lead | 8 | 2002 | |
| 2005/0228,469 Electrode and conductor interconnect and method therefor | 11 | 2004 | |
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| 4,998,975 Travenously placed defibrillation leads | 107 | 1989 | |
| 5,674,272 Crush resistant implantable lead | 54 | 1995 | |
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| 5,342,413 Medical electrode arrangement | 33 | 1993 | |
| 5,387,234 Medical electrode device | 23 | 1993 | |
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| 5,411,527 Difibrillation electrodes and implantation | 86 | 1992 | |
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| 5,103,821 Method of providing a biological pacemaker | 32 | 1990 | |
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| 6,043,273 Compositions, apparatus and methods for facilitating surgical procedures | 52 | 1999 | |
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| 5,649,974 Low profile defibrillation catheter | 29 | 1995 | |
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| 5,932,360 Hollow shell with internal baffle | 4 | 1997 | |
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| 5,639,276 Device for use in right ventricular placement and method for using same | 85 | 1994 | |
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| 4,307,928 Bellows-type electrical test contact | 39 | 1979 | |
| 4,471,777 Endocardial lead extraction apparatus and method | 49 | 1983 | |
| 4,576,162 Apparatus and method for separation of scar tissue in venous pathway | 98 | 1984 | |
| 4,582,056 Endocardial lead extraction apparatus and method | 48 | 1984 | |
| 5,336,252 System and method for implanting cardiac electrical leads | 280 | 1992 | |
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