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Patent US6321122 - Single pass defibrillation/pacing lead with passively attached electrode for ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA single-pass endocardial lead electrode adapted for implantation on or about the heart and for connection to a system for monitoring or stimulating cardiac activity includes a lead body with a circumferential outer surface. The lead includes a first distal end electrode which has a first electrical...http://www.google.com/patents/US6321122?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6321122 - Single pass defibrillation/pacing lead with passively attached electrode for pacing and sensingAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS6321122 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/121,018Publication dateNov 20, 2001Filing dateJul 22, 1998Priority dateJul 22, 1998Fee statusPaidPublication number09121018, 121018, US 6321122 B1, US 6321122B1, US-B1-6321122, US6321122 B1, US6321122B1InventorsAvram Scheiner, Curtis C. Lindstrom, Robert S. Booker, III, Yayun Lin, Peter T. Kelley, John E. Heil, William Hsu, Ronald W. Heil, Jr.Original AssigneeCardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (137), Non-Patent Citations (8), Referenced by (18), Classifications (4), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSingle pass defibrillation/pacing lead with passively attached electrode for pacing and sensing
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