Patent ID: 8551113
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A method of implanting a medical device in a patient, wherein: the device comprises an elongate body having a longitudinal axis and including a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the body terminates at a distal end; an electrode and a conductor that extends proximally from the electrode towards the proximal portion of the body; and a fixation mechanism formed about the body, extending from the proximal portion to the distal portion, the fixation mechanism comprising: wherein the body extends distally from the fixation segment in a curved configuration, curving away from the body axis and wherein the electrode is located at the distal end of the body; and the method comprises inserting the device into the patient such that the fixation segment and electrode are both located in the patient's coronary vascular system, and deploying the deployable lobe outwardly away from the body axis by moving the tube segment distally relative to the lead body.