Patent ID: 11904162
Assignee: PACESETTER, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A biostimulator, comprising:
a housing having a longitudinal axis and an electronics compartment containing a processor configured to stimulate a target tissue;
a helical fixation element coupled to the housing and having a piercing tip;
an elongated member extending distally from the housing to a tissue contact region; and
an electrode mounted on the elongated member at the tissue contact region, wherein, when the biostimulator is in an undeployed state with the helical fixation element unattached to the target tissue, the electrode is longitudinally distal to the piercing tip, and wherein, when the biostimulator is in a deployed state with the helical fixation element attached to the target tissue, the electrode is longitudinally proximal to the piercing tip.