Patent ID: 8489205

Claim:
A system for temporary fixation of an implantable medical device comprising: at least one electrical lead configured to be implanted in a heart and grow in after implantation; a housing coupled with said at least one electrical lead wherein said housing is configured to be implanted within a blood vessel wherein said housing comprises at least one stimulation pulse generator to selectively generate stimulation pulses to the heart via said at least one electrical lead; at least one sensing stage configured to process electrical signals from the heart via said at least one electrode lead; a control unit connected to said at least one stimulation pulse generator and to said at least one sensing stage; a temporary fixation element configured to couple said housing with an internal portion of said blood vessel until said at least the implantable medical device or one electrical lead has grown in; and, wherein said temporary fixation element is configured to dissolve after exposed to an externally supplied stimulus.