Patent ID: 7321798
Filing Date: 2008-01-22
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A medical electrical lead, comprising: a lead body having a proximal end and a distal end; a conductor traversing from the proximal end to the distal end; an electrode disposed at the distal end of the lead body and electrically coupled to the conductor adapted to electrically stimulate a heart, the electrode extending radially outward from the lead body and being flexible; occlusion fabric supported by the electrode, the occlusion fabric being flexible, the flexibility permitting the occlusion fabric and the electrode to conform to a surface of the heart to cap punctures in the heart, wherein the electrode provides a cambered fabric support structure for the occlusion fabric, and the occlusion fabric is operably coupled to the cambered fabric support structure and comprises a collapsible canopy; and a tine that is covered by the cambered fabric support structure during implantation of the medical lead.