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Number: 607/128
Name: Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application > Light, thermal, and electrical application > Electrical energy applicator > Placed in body > Heart > Catheter or endocardial (inside heart) type > With anchor means > Retractable tines or hooks
Description: Subject matter wherein the anchor means comprises tines or hooks emerging from the catheter to engage heart tissue and retain the catheter in position in the heart but which are capable of being drawn back to a position where the catheter may be moved or removed.


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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7463932 Fastening device for an epicardial lead Dec. 9, 2008
7460913 Implantable electrode, insertion tool for use therewith, and insertion method Dec. 2, 2008
7343202 Method for affecting urinary function with electrode implantation in adipose tissue Mar. 11, 2008
7330765 Cardiac lead having self-expanding fixation features Feb. 12, 2008
7242977 Catheter lead placement system and method Jul. 10, 2007
7209783 Ablation stent for treating atrial fibrillation Apr. 24, 2007
7187983 Electrode head fixation arrangement Mar. 6, 2007
7187981 Implantable electrode lead Mar. 6, 2007
7092766 Active fixation lead with multiple density Aug. 15, 2006
7076309 Apparatus and method for fixedly engaging an electrical lead Jul. 11, 2006
7065409 Device communications of an implantable medical device and an external system Jun. 20, 2006
7035680 Catheter lead placement system and method Apr. 25, 2006
7027876 Lead system for providing electrical stimulation to the Bundle of His Apr. 11, 2006
7013181 Coronary vein lead having combination fixation features with lumen restriction and method therefor Mar. 14, 2006
6884122 Lead frame and strip molding for contact connectors in implantable medical devices Apr. 26, 2005
6697677 System and method for placing a medical electrical lead Feb. 24, 2004
RE37463 Implantable device for penetrating and delivering agents to cardiac tissue Dec. 11, 2001
6256541 Endocardial lead having defibrillation and sensing electrodes with septal anchoring Jul. 3, 2001
6241726 Catheter system having a tip section with fixation means Jun. 5, 2001
6240322 System and apparatus having low profile collapsible tines May. 29, 2001
6178356 Coronary venous lead having fixation mechanism Jan. 23, 2001
6083247 Perpendicular atrial fixation/stimulation loop Jul. 4, 2000
6055457 Single pass A-V lead with active fixation device Apr. 25, 2000
5957966 Implantable cardiac lead with multiple shape memory polymer structures Sep. 28, 1999
5931864 Coronary venous lead having fixation mechanism Aug. 3, 1999
5891137 Catheter system having a tip with fixation means Apr. 6, 1999
5871532 Epicardial lead for minimally invasive implantation Feb. 16, 1999
5868741 Ablation catheter system having fixation tines Feb. 9, 1999
5755762 Medical lead and method of making and using May. 26, 1998
5702438 Expandable recording and ablation catheter system Dec. 30, 1997
5609623 Electrode device for intracardiac stimulation of heart tissue and/or sensing heart signals having conductive surfaces relatively positionable with respect to each other by a control element Mar. 11, 1997
5593433 Implantable endocardial lead with self-healing retractable fixation apparatus Jan. 14, 1997
5578069 Electrode deployment mechanism and method using artificial muscle Nov. 26, 1996
5571162 Transvenous defibrillation lead with side hooks Nov. 5, 1996
5551427 Implantable device for the effective elimination of cardiac arrhythmogenic sites Sep. 3, 1996
5522876 Screw-in pacing lead Jun. 4, 1996
5522872 Electrode-conductor sleeve joint for cardiac lead Jun. 4, 1996
5514174 Positive fixation device May. 7, 1996
5507802 Method of mapping and/or ablation using a catheter having a tip with fixation means Apr. 16, 1996
5492119 Catheter tip stabilizing apparatus Feb. 20, 1996
5466255 Probe for cardiac pacemaker Nov. 14, 1995
5433744 Medical electrical lead with super austentic stainless steel conductor Jul. 18, 1995
5425756 Positive fixation device Jun. 20, 1995
5405374 Transvenous defibrillation lead and method of use Apr. 11, 1995
5336253 Pacing and cardioversion lead systems with shared lead conductors Aug. 9, 1994
5314462 Positive fixation device May. 24, 1994
5282845 Multiple electrode deployable lead Feb. 1, 1994
5257634 Low impedence defibrillation catheter electrode Nov. 2, 1993
5179962 Cardiac lead with retractible fixators Jan. 19, 1993
5010894 Intravascular electrode lead usable for cardiac defibrillation Apr. 30, 1991

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