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- the present disclosure is directed to leads for cardiac pacing, and specifically to an adapter and leads for pacing with reverse polarity.
- cathodal polarity to stimulate the heart. While small amounts of anodal currents are sometimes used to reverse charge accumulation in electrodes, improving sensing, there has not been clinical interest in stimulating the heart with anodal polarity. This lack of interest may be because cathodal polarity pacing may be deemed to be sufficiently effective in treating heart ailments. However, pacing with cathodal polarity is still associated with a degree of morbidity and mortality because of hitherto unrecognized slowing of conduction and reduction of contractility.
- conventional cardiac pacers typically output pacing signals in only one polarity, cathodal, and have connectors designed to accept lead connection in only one way. This makes it extremely difficult, if not impossible, to use conventional cardiac pacers to deliver anodal polarity pacing.
- an adapter in a first exemplary aspect, includes a first connector, a second connector, and a circuit that reverses a polarity of a signal received at the first connector.
- the circuit of the adapter may include a first wire that connects a cathode terminal of the first connector to an anode receptacle of the second connector, and a second wire that connects an anode terminal of the first connector to a cathode receptacle of the second connector.
- the first connector may connect in only one orientation.
- the second connector may connect in only one orientation.
- the adapter may also be implanted in a patient.
- the adapter may also be formed as a single unit encased in one of a plastic, a silicone, a polymer, or a metal.
- the adapter may also include a pc board on which the first and second connectors are mounted, and the first and second wires of the adapter are traces on the pc board.
- the adapter may be a lead extender.
- a lead in another exemplary embodiment, includes a connector including a cathode terminal and an anode terminal, an electrode including a tip and a ring, and a circuit that connects the anode terminal of the connector to the tip of the electrode and that connects the cathode terminal of the connector to the ring of the electrode.
- the circuit of the lead may include a first wire that connects the cathode terminal of the connector to the ring of the electrode, and a second wire that connects the anode terminal of the connector to the tip of the electrode.
- the connector of the lead may also connect in only one orientation.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram of a cardiac pacer with a lead connected thereto according to exemplary aspects of the present disclosure
- FIG. 2 is a detail diagram of the connection between the cardiac pacer and the lead according to exemplary aspects of the present disclosure
- FIG. 3 is a diagram of an adapter according to exemplary aspects of the present disclosure
- FIG. 4 is a diagram of another adapter according to exemplary aspects of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram of lead accord to exemplary aspects of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram of a cardiac pacer and lead according to exemplary aspects of the present disclosure.
- the cardiac pacer 5 may generate only cathodal polarity waveforms, or may generate a biphasic waveform in which the first part of the waveform is cathodal and the second part is anodal in order to remove charge from the electrode 20 to improve sensing.
- the cardiac pacer 5 may be implantable and therefore battery powered, or may be external to the patient and be either battery powered or powered from an external source, such as the main power grid.
- the cardiac pacer 5 may generate pacing pulses to address a wide variety of cardiac passing issues.
- a lead Connected to the cardiac pacer 5 is a lead that includes a lead connector 10 , a lead cable 15 , and an electrode 20 . Thought the lead is shown as having only one electrode 20 , a lead with multiple electrodes may also be used without departing from the scope of the present advancements.
- the cardiac pacer 5 may monitor predetermined cardiac parameters based on signals sensed by the electrode 20 and provided to the cardiac pacer 5 by the lead. The cardiac pacer 5 may also monitor cardiac parameters via signals sensed by other electrodes (not shown) in addition to, or instead of, the signals sensed by the electrode 20 . Of course, the cardiac pacer 5 may also be pre-programmed to deliver a particular series of stimulating pulses without monitoring any cardiac parameters as one of ordinary skill would recognize.
- the cardiac pacer 5 provides a signal to the electrode 20 via the lead and lead cable.
- the lead is connected to the cardiac pacer 5 by at least two wires as illustrated in FIG. 2 .
- the lead connector 10 plugs into a connector 205 of the cardiac pacer 5 .
- the connector 205 of the cardiac pacer 5 is illustrated as residing within the cardiac pacer 5 , the connector may also be flush with the exterior surface of the cardiac pacer 5 or may even partially protrude from the cardiac pacer 5 .
- the connector 205 may also be wholly outside the cardiac pacer 5 and connected thereto by a cable or wires. As such, the particular placement of the connector 205 illustrated in FIG. 2 is merely exemplary and is not limiting upon the present disclosure.
- the connector 205 is keyed so that the lead connector 10 can only be connected to the connector 205 in one orientation.
- the connector 205 has one side longer than another in order to form an “inverted step” to which the lead connector 10 can only attach when oriented as “step” to compliment the inverted step of the connector 205 .
- the connector 205 may also have other designs to force the connector 10 to connect to it in a single orientation as one of ordinary skill would recognize.
- the lead connector 10 may include two pins 215 and 210 that respectively fit into receptacles (not shown) in the connector 205 .
- the pin 215 corresponds to the cathode connection and the pin 210 corresponds to the anode connection.
- Each pin 210 , 215 is connected to a wire 225 , 220 that, in turn, connects to the electrode 20 .
- the pin 215 which corresponds to the cathode connection
- the pin 210 which corresponds to the anode connection, is connected to the ring 25 of the electrode 20 by the wire 220 .
- the tip 30 and ring 25 of the electrode 20 are electrically isolated from each other.
- the connector 205 of the cardiac pacer 5 is hardwired in a particular polarity, and the lead connector 10 can connect to the connector 205 in only one way, typical leads are only able to deliver pacing pulses that are cathodal (i.e., the cathode is connected to the tip 30 and the anode is connected to the ring 25 of the electrode 20 ). Even if the cardiac pacer 5 is able to generate a biphasic waveform whose second half is a small anodal pulse, the polarity orientation remains fixed with the cathode at the tip 30 and the anode at the ring 25 of the electrode 20 .
- FIG. 3 illustrates an adapter 300 according to exemplary aspects of the present disclosure.
- the adapter 300 includes two pins 305 and 315 to connect to the connector 205 of the cardiac pacer 5 .
- the profile of the adapter 300 is such that it matches the inverted step profile of the connector 5 .
- the pin 305 is the cathode connection pin and the pin 315 is the anode connection pin.
- Pin 305 is connected to the receptacle 320 which receives one connection pin from the lead connector 10
- pin 315 is connected to the receptacle 310 which receives the other connection pin from the lead connector 10 .
- the lead connector 10 can only connect to the adapter 300 in one way.
- the adapter “switches” the connections such that the cathode polarity signal received by the pin 305 is provided via the wire 330 to the ring 25 of the electrode 20 of the lead via the receptacle 320 .
- the anode polarity signal is provided to the tip 30 of the electrode 20 of the lead via the receptacle 310 . Therefore, the adapter 300 effectively reverses the polarity of the signals generated by the cardiac pacer 5 allowing anodal pacing pulses to be administered. In the case of biphasic pacing, the adapter 300 allows the leading pulse to be anodal and the trailing pulse to be cathodal.
- a “step” form factor is used to indicate that the respective connectors fit together in only one orientation.
- other form factors are also possible.
- a plug such as an RCA plug in which the cathode connection is made by the tip and the anode connection is made by the sleeve, may be used.
- a plug that is divided into separate electrical contacts by an insulating material may also be used.
- the adaptor 300 may be formed as a single unit, such as a pc board with traces serving as the wires 325 and 330 . In this case the entire assembly may be encased in plastic, silicone, or other polymer. In the case that the cardiac pacer 5 is external to the body, the adapter 300 may also be enclosed in a metallic case. Other case materials are also possible as one of ordinary skill would recognize.
- FIG. 4 illustrates another adapter 400 according to exemplary aspects of the present disclosure.
- the adapter 400 of FIG. 4 includes a cardiac pacer side connector 405 that has a pin 430 to make the cathode connection with the cardiac pacer 5 , and a pin 435 to make the anode connection with the cardiac pacer 5 .
- the adapter 400 also includes a lead side connector 410 that includes a receptacle 440 that connects make the cathode connection with the lead (i.e., the connection to the tip 30 of the electrode 20 ), and a receptacle 445 to make the anode connection with the lead (i.e., the connection to the ring 25 of the electrode 20 ).
- the connectors 405 and 410 are connected by wires 415 and 420 .
- the wire 415 is connected to the cathode pin 430 of the connector 405 and to the anode receptacle 445 of the connector 410 .
- the wire 420 is connected to the anode pin 435 of the connector 405 and to the cathode receptacle of the connector 410 .
- the wires 415 and 420 are effectively crossed at 425 .
- the crossing point 425 does not have to be in the middle of the wires 415 and 420 , and may be closer to either of the connectors 405 and 410 without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.
- the adapter 400 can be regarded as a lead extender and the wires 415 and 420 may be any length required without limitation.
- the wires 415 and 420 may also be encased in a sheath.
- the connectors 405 and 410 may also be replaced by any of the connectors discussed above with reference to FIG. 3 .
- the lead 500 includes a connector 505 to connect to the connector 205 of the cardiac pacer 5 .
- the connector 505 includes a cathode pin 535 to connect to the cathode receptacle of the connector 205 as discussed above with reference to FIGS. 3-5 .
- the connector 505 also includes an anode pin 540 to connect to the anode receptacle of the connector 205 (as also discussed above).
- Wire 510 connects the cathode pin 535 to the ring 530 of the electrode 520 of the lead 500 .
- Wire 515 connects the anode pin 540 to the tip 525 of the electrode 520 .
- the anode side of the signal generated by the cardiac pacer 5 is delivered to the tip 525 of the electrode 520 and the cathode side of the signal is delivered to the ring 530 .
- the polarity of the signal generated by the cardiac pacer 5 is reversed by the lead 500 .
- the cardiac pacer 5 generates cathodal signals or biphasic signals with leading cathodal pulses.
- the advancements described in the present disclosure can also be used to reverse the polarity of signals generated by a cardiac pacer that generates anodal signals or biphasic signals with leading anodal pulses.
- the drawings in this application are made to aid in the understanding of the present advancements, but are merely exemplary and are not to scale. Obviously, numerous modifications and variations of the present invention are possible in light of the above teachings. It is therefore to be understood that within the scope of the appended claims, the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described herein.
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- This application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 16/038,660, filed Jul. 18, 2018, and is based upon and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/560,857 filed Sep. 20, 2017, the entire contents of each of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- The present disclosure is directed to leads for cardiac pacing, and specifically to an adapter and leads for pacing with reverse polarity.
- Conventional cardiac pacing uses cathodal polarity to stimulate the heart. While small amounts of anodal currents are sometimes used to reverse charge accumulation in electrodes, improving sensing, there has not been clinical interest in stimulating the heart with anodal polarity. This lack of interest may be because cathodal polarity pacing may be deemed to be sufficiently effective in treating heart ailments. However, pacing with cathodal polarity is still associated with a degree of morbidity and mortality because of hitherto unrecognized slowing of conduction and reduction of contractility.
- Perhaps because of the prevalent use of cathodal polarity, conventional cardiac pacers typically output pacing signals in only one polarity, cathodal, and have connectors designed to accept lead connection in only one way. This makes it extremely difficult, if not impossible, to use conventional cardiac pacers to deliver anodal polarity pacing.
- Recently, there is significant evidence that biphasic waveforms with an anodal pulse that precedes a cathodal pulse can improve conduction speeds and contractility because of the increased cell membrane potential prior to stimulation. Therefore, there is a need for an adaptor that allows the generation of anodal polarity from a conventional cardiac pacer.
- In a first exemplary aspect, an adapter includes a first connector, a second connector, and a circuit that reverses a polarity of a signal received at the first connector.
- The circuit of the adapter may include a first wire that connects a cathode terminal of the first connector to an anode receptacle of the second connector, and a second wire that connects an anode terminal of the first connector to a cathode receptacle of the second connector.
- In the adapter, the first connector may connect in only one orientation.
- In the adapter, the second connector may connect in only one orientation.
- The adapter may also be implanted in a patient.
- The adapter may also be formed as a single unit encased in one of a plastic, a silicone, a polymer, or a metal.
- The adapter may also include a pc board on which the first and second connectors are mounted, and the first and second wires of the adapter are traces on the pc board.
- The adapter may be a lead extender.
- In another exemplary embodiment, a lead includes a connector including a cathode terminal and an anode terminal, an electrode including a tip and a ring, and a circuit that connects the anode terminal of the connector to the tip of the electrode and that connects the cathode terminal of the connector to the ring of the electrode.
- the circuit of the lead may include a first wire that connects the cathode terminal of the connector to the ring of the electrode, and a second wire that connects the anode terminal of the connector to the tip of the electrode.
- The connector of the lead may also connect in only one orientation.
- A more complete appreciation of the invention and many of the attendant advantages thereof will be readily obtained as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
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FIG. 1 is a diagram of a cardiac pacer with a lead connected thereto according to exemplary aspects of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 2 is a detail diagram of the connection between the cardiac pacer and the lead according to exemplary aspects of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 3 is a diagram of an adapter according to exemplary aspects of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 4 is a diagram of another adapter according to exemplary aspects of the present disclosure; and -
FIG. 5 is a diagram of lead accord to exemplary aspects of the present disclosure. - Referring now to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals designate identical or corresponding parts throughout the several views,
FIG. 1 is a diagram of a cardiac pacer and lead according to exemplary aspects of the present disclosure. InFIG. 1 , thecardiac pacer 5 may generate only cathodal polarity waveforms, or may generate a biphasic waveform in which the first part of the waveform is cathodal and the second part is anodal in order to remove charge from theelectrode 20 to improve sensing. Thecardiac pacer 5 may be implantable and therefore battery powered, or may be external to the patient and be either battery powered or powered from an external source, such as the main power grid. As can be appreciated, thecardiac pacer 5 may generate pacing pulses to address a wide variety of cardiac passing issues. - Connected to the
cardiac pacer 5 is a lead that includes alead connector 10, alead cable 15, and anelectrode 20. Thought the lead is shown as having only oneelectrode 20, a lead with multiple electrodes may also be used without departing from the scope of the present advancements. Thecardiac pacer 5 may monitor predetermined cardiac parameters based on signals sensed by theelectrode 20 and provided to thecardiac pacer 5 by the lead. Thecardiac pacer 5 may also monitor cardiac parameters via signals sensed by other electrodes (not shown) in addition to, or instead of, the signals sensed by theelectrode 20. Of course, thecardiac pacer 5 may also be pre-programmed to deliver a particular series of stimulating pulses without monitoring any cardiac parameters as one of ordinary skill would recognize. - In order to deliver a pacing signal, the
cardiac pacer 5 provides a signal to theelectrode 20 via the lead and lead cable. In order to do this, the lead is connected to thecardiac pacer 5 by at least two wires as illustrated inFIG. 2 . InFIG. 2 , thelead connector 10 plugs into aconnector 205 of thecardiac pacer 5. Though theconnector 205 of thecardiac pacer 5 is illustrated as residing within thecardiac pacer 5, the connector may also be flush with the exterior surface of thecardiac pacer 5 or may even partially protrude from thecardiac pacer 5. Theconnector 205 may also be wholly outside thecardiac pacer 5 and connected thereto by a cable or wires. As such, the particular placement of theconnector 205 illustrated inFIG. 2 is merely exemplary and is not limiting upon the present disclosure. - As can be seen from
FIG. 2 , theconnector 205 is keyed so that thelead connector 10 can only be connected to theconnector 205 in one orientation. For example theconnector 205 has one side longer than another in order to form an “inverted step” to which thelead connector 10 can only attach when oriented as “step” to compliment the inverted step of theconnector 205. Theconnector 205 may also have other designs to force theconnector 10 to connect to it in a single orientation as one of ordinary skill would recognize. - The
lead connector 10 may include twopins connector 205. In this case, thepin 215 corresponds to the cathode connection and thepin 210 corresponds to the anode connection. However, this can be reversed as one of ordinary skill would recognize. Eachpin wire electrode 20. In conventional leads, thepin 215, which corresponds to the cathode connection, is connected to thetip 30 of theelectrode 20 by thewire 225. Thepin 210, which corresponds to the anode connection, is connected to thering 25 of theelectrode 20 by thewire 220. As can be appreciated, thetip 30 andring 25 of theelectrode 20 are electrically isolated from each other. - Since the
connector 205 of thecardiac pacer 5 is hardwired in a particular polarity, and thelead connector 10 can connect to theconnector 205 in only one way, typical leads are only able to deliver pacing pulses that are cathodal (i.e., the cathode is connected to thetip 30 and the anode is connected to thering 25 of the electrode 20). Even if thecardiac pacer 5 is able to generate a biphasic waveform whose second half is a small anodal pulse, the polarity orientation remains fixed with the cathode at thetip 30 and the anode at thering 25 of theelectrode 20. -
FIG. 3 illustrates anadapter 300 according to exemplary aspects of the present disclosure. Theadapter 300 includes twopins connector 205 of thecardiac pacer 5. The profile of theadapter 300 is such that it matches the inverted step profile of theconnector 5. Thus, from the perspective of thecardiac pacer 5, thepin 305 is the cathode connection pin and thepin 315 is the anode connection pin.Pin 305 is connected to thereceptacle 320 which receives one connection pin from thelead connector 10, and pin 315 is connected to thereceptacle 310 which receives the other connection pin from thelead connector 10. Because the lead side of theadapter 300 has the same form factor as theconnector 205 of thecardiac pacer 5, thelead connector 10 can only connect to theadapter 300 in one way. Thus the adapter “switches” the connections such that the cathode polarity signal received by thepin 305 is provided via thewire 330 to thering 25 of theelectrode 20 of the lead via thereceptacle 320. Likewise, the anode polarity signal is provided to thetip 30 of theelectrode 20 of the lead via thereceptacle 310. Therefore, theadapter 300 effectively reverses the polarity of the signals generated by thecardiac pacer 5 allowing anodal pacing pulses to be administered. In the case of biphasic pacing, theadapter 300 allows the leading pulse to be anodal and the trailing pulse to be cathodal. - In
FIG. 3 a “step” form factor is used to indicate that the respective connectors fit together in only one orientation. However, other form factors are also possible. For example, instead of separate pins, a plug, such as an RCA plug in which the cathode connection is made by the tip and the anode connection is made by the sleeve, may be used. A plug that is divided into separate electrical contacts by an insulating material may also be used. Thus, the exact manner in which connection in a single orientation is ensured is not limiting on the present disclosure. - Moreover, the
adaptor 300 may be formed as a single unit, such as a pc board with traces serving as thewires cardiac pacer 5 is external to the body, theadapter 300 may also be enclosed in a metallic case. Other case materials are also possible as one of ordinary skill would recognize. -
FIG. 4 illustrates anotheradapter 400 according to exemplary aspects of the present disclosure. Theadapter 400 ofFIG. 4 includes a cardiacpacer side connector 405 that has apin 430 to make the cathode connection with thecardiac pacer 5, and apin 435 to make the anode connection with thecardiac pacer 5. Theadapter 400 also includes alead side connector 410 that includes areceptacle 440 that connects make the cathode connection with the lead (i.e., the connection to thetip 30 of the electrode 20), and areceptacle 445 to make the anode connection with the lead (i.e., the connection to thering 25 of the electrode 20). Theconnectors wires wire 415 is connected to thecathode pin 430 of theconnector 405 and to theanode receptacle 445 of theconnector 410. Thewire 420 is connected to theanode pin 435 of theconnector 405 and to the cathode receptacle of theconnector 410. Thus, thewires crossing point 425 does not have to be in the middle of thewires connectors - The
adapter 400 can be regarded as a lead extender and thewires wires connectors FIG. 3 . - Next a lead 500 according to exemplary aspects of the present disclosure is described with reference to
FIG. 5 . Thelead 500 includes aconnector 505 to connect to theconnector 205 of thecardiac pacer 5. Theconnector 505 includes acathode pin 535 to connect to the cathode receptacle of theconnector 205 as discussed above with reference toFIGS. 3-5 . Theconnector 505 also includes ananode pin 540 to connect to the anode receptacle of the connector 205 (as also discussed above).Wire 510 connects thecathode pin 535 to thering 530 of theelectrode 520 of thelead 500.Wire 515 connects theanode pin 540 to thetip 525 of theelectrode 520. In this way the anode side of the signal generated by thecardiac pacer 5 is delivered to thetip 525 of theelectrode 520 and the cathode side of the signal is delivered to thering 530. In other words, the polarity of the signal generated by thecardiac pacer 5 is reversed by thelead 500. - The above discussed assumes that the
cardiac pacer 5 generates cathodal signals or biphasic signals with leading cathodal pulses. However, the advancements described in the present disclosure can also be used to reverse the polarity of signals generated by a cardiac pacer that generates anodal signals or biphasic signals with leading anodal pulses. Moreover, the drawings in this application are made to aid in the understanding of the present advancements, but are merely exemplary and are not to scale. Obviously, numerous modifications and variations of the present invention are possible in light of the above teachings. It is therefore to be understood that within the scope of the appended claims, the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described herein.
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