Patent ID: 8620457
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A catheter assembly useful for the defibrillation or cardioversion of a patient's heart, said assembly comprising: a first transveneous catheter configured for at least partial insertion into the heart of the patient said first transvenous catheter having a proximal end portion configured to connect to an implantable cardioverter defibrillator, a distal end portion configured for insertion into the heart of the patient, and an elongate intermediate portion therebetween, and wherein said first transveneous catheter has a first electrode connected thereto; a second transveneous catheter configured for at least partial insertion into the heart of the patient, said second transveneous catheter having a proximal end portion configured to connect to an implantable cardioverter defibrillator, a distal end portion configured for insertion into the heart of the patient, and an elongate intermediate portion therebetween; and a connecting member attached to said first transveneous catheter, with said connecting member releasably connected to said second transveneous catheter intermediate portion, wherein said first electrode is positioned on said transveneous catheter intermediate portion, said second transveneous catheter has at least one electrode connected thereto, said connecting member is connected to said first transveneous catheter distal end portion such that said first transveneous catheter distal end portion terminates at said connecting member and at said second transveneous catheter intermediate portion, and said first electrode on said first transveneous catheter intermediate portion is spaced apart from said second transveneous catheter intermediate portion a distance that is greater than a distance between said first transveneous catheter distal end portion and said second transveneous catheter intermediate portion at the connecting member.