Patent ID: 11857779
Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 19:
20. An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) system comprising:
an ICD configured to be implanted subcutaneously in a patient;
a pacing lead comprising a first elongated body that includes a proximal portion coupled to the ICD and distal portion;
a defibrillation lead having a second elongated body separate from the first elongated body, the second elongated body comprising proximal portion coupled to the ICD and a distal portion;
a first pace/sense electrode, wherein the first pace/sense electrode is located on the distal portion of the first elongated body of the pacing lead;
a second pace/sense electrode, wherein the second pace/sense electrode is located on the distal portion of the second elongated body of the defibrillation lead; and
a single defibrillation electrode, wherein the defibrillation electrode is located on the distal portion of the second elongated body of the defibrillation lead;
wherein the distal portion of the first elongated body of the pacing lead is configured to be implanted at least partially along a posterior side of a sternum within an anterior mediastinum of the patient such that the first pace/sense electrode is physically isolated from a pericardium of the patient,
wherein the ICD is configured to deliver pacing pulses to a heart of the patient via the first pace/sense electrode and the second pace/sense electrode, and defibrillation shocks to the heart via the defibrillation electrode.