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Conductor for a defibrillator patch lead
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1992-08-05
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Granted: 1994-06-28
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Expires: 2012-08-05
Abstract
Abstract An electrical conductor assembly utilized, for example, in a defibrillator patch lead to interconnect a pulse generator and monitoring unit, and a wire mesh electrode pad. The electrical conductor includes a Teflon insulated drawn brazed stranded (DBS) wire cable which is wrapped in a drawn filled tube (DFT) wire multifilar coil encased in a biocompatible insulative tubing.
Inventors
- 👤 Hong Li
- 👤 Phong D. Doan
- 👤 John R. Helland
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 16:54
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61N; A61N1/00; A61N1/02; A61N1/04; A61N1/05; A61N1/0587
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
An implantable defibrillator patch lead comprising: an electrical conductor having a proximal end and a distal end, and at least two different electrically conductive wires extending therebetween, the at least two different wires having dissimilar resistances per unit length; an insulating sheath covering the electrical conductor; an electrical connector coupled to the proximal end of the electrical conductor; a wire mesh patch electrode a the distal end of the electrical conductor; and means for affixing the wire mesh patch electrode to the electrical conductor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
84 words
An implantable defibrillator patch lead comprising: an electrical conductor having a proximal end and a distal end, and at least two different electrically conductive wires extending therebetween, the at least two different wires having dissimilar resistances per unit length; an insulating sheath covering the electrical conductor; an electrical connector coupled to the proximal end of the electrical conductor; a wire mesh patch electrode a the distal end of the electrical conductor; and means for affixing the wire mesh patch electrode to the electrical conductor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
55 words
The implantable defibrillator patch lead of claim 1, wherein the electrical conductor further comprises: a cable having a plurality of braided, drawn brazed strand wires; an insulator encasing the cable; a coil having a plurality of wires wrapped in a helix about the insulator; and a biocompatible insulative tube encasing the coil and the cable.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
58 words
The implantable defibrillator patch lead of claim 1, wherein the electrical conductor further comprises: a cable having a plurality of braided, drawn brazed strand wires; an insulator encasing the cable; a coil having a plurality of drawn filled tube wires wrapped in a helix about the insulator; and a biocompatible insulative tube encasing the coil and the cable.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The implantable defibrillator patch lead of claim 3, wherein the wires of the cable and the wires of the coil are electrically interconnected at their ends.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The implantable defibrillator patch lead of claim 3, wherein the electrical conductor has a resistance of less than 10 Ω per 100 cm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
62 words
The implantable defibrillator patch lead of claim 3, wherein the affixing mans comprises: a connector element having a body portion defining a slot into which a portion of the wire mesh patch electrode is inserted and bonded, and a hollow cylindrical portion extending from the body portion of the connector element to receive and securely retain one end of the electrical conductor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
The implantable defibrillator patch lead of claim 3, wherein the connector element is formed from a material selected from the group consisting of titanium and platinum, and the wires of the conductor are formed from MP35N and silver.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
The implantable defibrillator patch lead of claim 3, wherein the connector element is formed from a material selected from the group consisting of titanium and platinum, and the wires of the conductor are formed from stainless steel and silver.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
80 words
An implantable defibrillator patch lead comprising: an electrical conductor having an electrically conductive cable wrapped within an electrically conductive coil extending from a proximal end to a distal end; an insulating sheath covering the electrical conductor; an electrical connector coupled to the proximal end of the electrical conductor; a wire mesh patch electrode at the distal end of the electrical conductor; and means for affixing the wire mesh patch electrode to the cable and the coil of the electrical conductor.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
80 words
An implantable defibrillator patch lead comprising: an electrical conductor having an electrically conductive cable wrapped within an electrically conductive coil extending from a proximal end to a distal end; an insulating sheath covering the electrical conductor; an electrical connector coupled to the proximal end of the electrical conductor; a wire mesh patch electrode at the distal end of the electrical conductor; and means for affixing the wire mesh patch electrode to the cable and the coil of the electrical conductor.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
64 words
The implantable defibrillator patch lead of claim 9, wherein the cable of the electrical conductor has a plurality of braided, drawn brazed strand wires encased in an insulator, and the coil of the electrical conductor has a plurality of drawn filled tube wires wrapped in a helix about the insulator encasing the cable and a biocompatible insulative tube encasing the coil and the cable.
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