Patent ID: 11944831
Assignee: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A leadless pacing device for delivering pacing pulses to a heart of a patient, the leadless pacing device comprising:
a housing having a proximal end, a distal end, and a peripheral surface extending between the proximal end and the distal end;
a first electrode disposed on the housing;
an anchor member configured to fix the housing to tissue of the patient's heart, the anchor member extending from the housing to a radial extent beyond the peripheral surface of the housing, the anchor member comprising a second electrode;
a power supply disposed within the housing, the power supply for providing a power supply voltage to the first and second electrodes;
a distal extension connected to the housing and extending distally of the distal end of the housing; and
a guide wire port in the side of the housing and a guidewire lumen extending distally from the guide wire port through the distal extension;
wherein the housing comprises:
a metallic body portion supporting the power supply within an interior of the metallic body portion; and
a polymeric header having a proximal end directly connected to a distal end of the metallic body portion;

wherein the polymeric header extends distally from the distal end of the metallic body portion;
wherein the guide wire port is located in the polymeric header distal of the metallic body portion and proximal of the anchor member.