Patent ID: 6148238
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A pacing lead for pacing a patient's heart, said lead comprising:a distal end and a proximal end, and a lead body extending therebetween;a ventricular electrode positioned at about said distal end, and a ventricular conductor extending within said lead body from said proximal end to said ventricular electrode; andfixation means for substantially fixing a portion of said lead with respect to the junction of the left and right brachiocephalic veins when said distal end is at about the patient's ventricular apex and said lead is positioned to extend proximally from said junction through a portion of the patient's left brachiocephalic vein, wherein said fixation means comprises a short tine element extending from said lead body at an angle substantially corresponding to the angle of said junction.