Patent ID: 8442652
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: A61M,A61N

Abstract:
1. An implantable medical lead comprising: a lead body adapted for in vivo implantation in a subject, said lead body comprising a proximal end adapted for connection to an implantable medical device, and a distal end, opposite said proximal end, adapted for in vivo attachment to tissue at a surface of an organ; a fixation arrangement at said distal end of said lead body that penetrates into said tissue to fix said distal end at said site; an electrode member extending in said lead body from said proximal end to said distal end, said electrode member comprising an electrode surface; and said electrode member being resiliently pre-strained toward said distal end of said lead body to resiliently abut said electrode surface toward said outer surface of said organ when said fixation arrangement is fixed to said tissue.