US3472234A - Body organ electrode - Google Patents

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US3472234A
US3472234A US660661A US3472234DA US3472234A US 3472234 A US3472234 A US 3472234A US 660661 A US660661 A US 660661A US 3472234D A US3472234D A US 3472234DA US 3472234 A US3472234 A US 3472234A
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    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
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    • A61N1/05—Electrodes for implantation or insertion into the body, e.g. heart electrode
    • A61N1/0587—Epicardial electrode systems; Endocardial electrodes piercing the pericardium
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  • An implantable electric power supply may be connected to an organ which is to be stimulated with a ne insulated helically wound cable.
  • a stiff helical sleeve over an uninsulated end of the cable has a pointed tip and a keyengageable flattened convolution to facilitate screwing it into an organ with a stylet.
  • the bare ends of the conductors are helical, stiff and sharply pointed so they may be screwed into the tissue of the organ. This is done by inserting a hollow needle into the thorax until its distal tip contacts the myocardium. Then the conductor is passed from the proximal to the distal end of the needle and screwed into the myocardium after which the needle is slid back off of the conductor. The proximal end of the conductor is then connected and sealed to the implanted power supply.
  • the procedure may be performed exclusively through an incision or with a mediastinoscope, not shown, which has a tubular barrel and a pistol grip handle.
  • the barrel is about three-fourths of an inch in diameter and is longitudinally slotted coextensive with its length.
  • FIGURE 5 is a plan view of another embodiment of the invention.
  • Conductor is an insulated cable made of many extremely fine silver-coated stainless steel filaments as described in the above-cited application of Fisher et al.
  • the cable has a cross-sectional diameter of about .018 inch including its thin insulation coating.
  • the thin flexible insulating coating may be Teon or other suitable insulating material about .001 to .002 inch thick and it is applied before the cable is wound as a permanently set helix.
  • the distal end of the helix which lies within the limits of the bracket 20 in FIGURE 1 and which appears magnified in FIGURE 3, is not insulated so that the end 20 will conduct when it is screwed into an organ.

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US3750650A (en) * 1970-12-15 1973-08-07 Hewlett Packard Gmbh Double spiral electrode for intra-cavity attachment
US3788329A (en) * 1972-04-17 1974-01-29 Medtronic Inc Body implantable lead
US3804098A (en) * 1972-04-17 1974-04-16 Medronic Inc Body implantable lead
US3804080A (en) * 1971-08-10 1974-04-16 Hewlett Packard Gmbh Device for obtaining measurement at or within parts of the human body
US3827428A (en) * 1971-01-20 1974-08-06 R Hon Bipolar electrode structure for monitoring fetal heartbeat and the like
DE2334049A1 (de) * 1973-07-04 1975-01-16 Hans Dr Med Lagergren Endocardelektrode
USRE28990E (en) * 1972-12-04 1976-10-05 Corometrics Medical Systems, Inc. Bipolar electrode structure for monitoring fetal heartbeat and the like
DE2613044A1 (de) * 1975-04-23 1976-11-04 Medtronic Inc Implantable leitung
US4000745A (en) * 1968-08-05 1977-01-04 Goldberg Edward M Electrical leads for cardiac stimulators and related methods and means
FR2319385A1 (fr) * 1975-04-21 1977-02-25 Medtronic Inc Appareil de traitement des deformations de la colonne vertebrale
US4010758A (en) * 1975-09-03 1977-03-08 Medtronic, Inc. Bipolar body tissue electrode
FR2322582A1 (fr) * 1975-09-05 1977-04-01 Osypka Peter Dispositif d'electrode pour utilisation dans le domaine medical
US4026303A (en) * 1975-11-17 1977-05-31 Vitatron Medical B.V. Endocardial pacing electrode
US4217913A (en) * 1977-10-10 1980-08-19 Medtronic, Inc. Body-implantable lead with protected, extendable tissue securing means
EP0015229A1 (de) * 1979-02-21 1980-09-03 BIOTRONIK Mess- und Therapiegeräte GmbH & Co Ingenieurbüro Berlin Elektrode für einen künstlichen Herzschrittmacher
US4254764A (en) * 1979-03-01 1981-03-10 Neward Theodore C Clip electrode
US4257428A (en) * 1977-12-09 1981-03-24 Barton Steven A Retractable stimulation electrode apparatus and method
US4282885A (en) * 1978-08-21 1981-08-11 Bisping Hans Juergen Electrode for implantation in the heart
US4355642A (en) * 1980-11-14 1982-10-26 Physio-Control Corporation Multipolar electrode for body tissue
US4374527A (en) * 1978-07-19 1983-02-22 Medtronic, Inc. Body stimulation lead
US4452254A (en) * 1981-07-13 1984-06-05 Goldberg Edward M Cardiac electrode and method for installing same
EP0396835A1 (en) * 1989-05-08 1990-11-14 Intermedics Inc. Transvenous defibrilating and pacing lead
US4974595A (en) * 1987-11-13 1990-12-04 Nordenstroem Bjoern Electrode device intended to be introduced into the body of a living being
US5150709A (en) * 1991-02-11 1992-09-29 Neward Theodore C Spiral electrode with contact retainer
EP0570499A1 (en) * 1991-02-04 1993-11-24 Edison Biotechnology Centers Double helix fes electrode
US5284141A (en) * 1992-07-31 1994-02-08 Eibling David L Electrode emplacement apparatus for amniotomy and fetal monitoring and method of use
US5330525A (en) * 1993-04-29 1994-07-19 Medtronic, Inc. Epicardial lead having dual rotatable anchors
US5342414A (en) * 1993-07-01 1994-08-30 Medtronic, Inc. Transvenous defibrillation lead
US5397342A (en) * 1993-06-07 1995-03-14 Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. Resilient structurally coupled and electrically independent electrodes
WO1998034678A1 (en) 1997-02-10 1998-08-13 Medtronic, Inc. Coiled wire conductor insulation for biomedical lead
US6104960A (en) * 1998-07-13 2000-08-15 Medtronic, Inc. System and method for providing medical electrical stimulation to a portion of the nervous system
US20020103522A1 (en) * 2001-01-31 2002-08-01 Swoyer John M. Implantable bifurcated gastrointestinal lead with active fixation
WO2003030988A2 (en) 2001-10-12 2003-04-17 Medtronic,Inc. Lead system for providing electrical stimulation to the bundle of his
US6952613B2 (en) 2001-01-31 2005-10-04 Medtronic, Inc. Implantable gastrointestinal lead with active fixation
US20060122682A1 (en) * 2004-12-03 2006-06-08 Sommer John L High impedance active fixation electrode of an electrical medical lead
US20080147158A1 (en) * 2006-12-18 2008-06-19 Quan Emerteq Corp. Implantable Medical Lead Having Coil Electrode
US20160120605A1 (en) * 2013-03-13 2016-05-05 The Spectranetics Corporation Device and method of ablative cutting with helical tip
US10383691B2 (en) 2013-03-13 2019-08-20 The Spectranetics Corporation Last catheter with helical internal lumen
US10405924B2 (en) 2014-05-30 2019-09-10 The Spectranetics Corporation System and method of ablative cutting and vacuum aspiration through primary orifice and auxiliary side port
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US3216424A (en) * 1962-02-05 1965-11-09 William M Chardack Electrode and lead
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US4000745A (en) * 1968-08-05 1977-01-04 Goldberg Edward M Electrical leads for cardiac stimulators and related methods and means
FR2082703A5 (xx) * 1970-03-24 1971-12-10 Zacouto Fred
US3683932A (en) * 1970-06-01 1972-08-15 Adcole Corp Implantable tissue stimulator
US3750650A (en) * 1970-12-15 1973-08-07 Hewlett Packard Gmbh Double spiral electrode for intra-cavity attachment
US3827428A (en) * 1971-01-20 1974-08-06 R Hon Bipolar electrode structure for monitoring fetal heartbeat and the like
US3737579A (en) * 1971-04-19 1973-06-05 Medtronic Inc Body tissue electrode and device for screwing the electrode into body tissue
US3804080A (en) * 1971-08-10 1974-04-16 Hewlett Packard Gmbh Device for obtaining measurement at or within parts of the human body
US3788329A (en) * 1972-04-17 1974-01-29 Medtronic Inc Body implantable lead
US3804098A (en) * 1972-04-17 1974-04-16 Medronic Inc Body implantable lead
USRE28990E (en) * 1972-12-04 1976-10-05 Corometrics Medical Systems, Inc. Bipolar electrode structure for monitoring fetal heartbeat and the like
DE2334049C3 (de) * 1973-07-04 1988-12-22 Hans Dr Med Lagergren Endocard-elektrodenanordnung
DE2334049A1 (de) * 1973-07-04 1975-01-16 Hans Dr Med Lagergren Endocardelektrode
FR2319385A1 (fr) * 1975-04-21 1977-02-25 Medtronic Inc Appareil de traitement des deformations de la colonne vertebrale
DE2613044A1 (de) * 1975-04-23 1976-11-04 Medtronic Inc Implantable leitung
US4010758A (en) * 1975-09-03 1977-03-08 Medtronic, Inc. Bipolar body tissue electrode
FR2322582A1 (fr) * 1975-09-05 1977-04-01 Osypka Peter Dispositif d'electrode pour utilisation dans le domaine medical
US4026303A (en) * 1975-11-17 1977-05-31 Vitatron Medical B.V. Endocardial pacing electrode
US4217913A (en) * 1977-10-10 1980-08-19 Medtronic, Inc. Body-implantable lead with protected, extendable tissue securing means
US4257428A (en) * 1977-12-09 1981-03-24 Barton Steven A Retractable stimulation electrode apparatus and method
US4374527A (en) * 1978-07-19 1983-02-22 Medtronic, Inc. Body stimulation lead
US4282885A (en) * 1978-08-21 1981-08-11 Bisping Hans Juergen Electrode for implantation in the heart
EP0015229A1 (de) * 1979-02-21 1980-09-03 BIOTRONIK Mess- und Therapiegeräte GmbH & Co Ingenieurbüro Berlin Elektrode für einen künstlichen Herzschrittmacher
US4254764A (en) * 1979-03-01 1981-03-10 Neward Theodore C Clip electrode
US4355642A (en) * 1980-11-14 1982-10-26 Physio-Control Corporation Multipolar electrode for body tissue
US4452254A (en) * 1981-07-13 1984-06-05 Goldberg Edward M Cardiac electrode and method for installing same
US4974595A (en) * 1987-11-13 1990-12-04 Nordenstroem Bjoern Electrode device intended to be introduced into the body of a living being
EP0396835A1 (en) * 1989-05-08 1990-11-14 Intermedics Inc. Transvenous defibrilating and pacing lead
EP0570499A1 (en) * 1991-02-04 1993-11-24 Edison Biotechnology Centers Double helix fes electrode
EP0570499A4 (en) * 1991-02-04 1994-06-29 Edison Biotechnology Centers Double helix fes electrode
US5150709A (en) * 1991-02-11 1992-09-29 Neward Theodore C Spiral electrode with contact retainer
US5284141A (en) * 1992-07-31 1994-02-08 Eibling David L Electrode emplacement apparatus for amniotomy and fetal monitoring and method of use
US5330525A (en) * 1993-04-29 1994-07-19 Medtronic, Inc. Epicardial lead having dual rotatable anchors
US5397342A (en) * 1993-06-07 1995-03-14 Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. Resilient structurally coupled and electrically independent electrodes
US5342414A (en) * 1993-07-01 1994-08-30 Medtronic, Inc. Transvenous defibrillation lead
WO1998034678A1 (en) 1997-02-10 1998-08-13 Medtronic, Inc. Coiled wire conductor insulation for biomedical lead
US5796044A (en) * 1997-02-10 1998-08-18 Medtronic, Inc. Coiled wire conductor insulation for biomedical lead
US6104960A (en) * 1998-07-13 2000-08-15 Medtronic, Inc. System and method for providing medical electrical stimulation to a portion of the nervous system
EP0972538A3 (en) * 1998-07-13 2000-12-20 Medtronic, Inc. System for providing medical electrical stimulation to a portion of the nervous system
US6952613B2 (en) 2001-01-31 2005-10-04 Medtronic, Inc. Implantable gastrointestinal lead with active fixation
US20020103522A1 (en) * 2001-01-31 2002-08-01 Swoyer John M. Implantable bifurcated gastrointestinal lead with active fixation
US6876885B2 (en) 2001-01-31 2005-04-05 Medtronic, Inc. Implantable bifurcated gastrointestinal lead with active fixation
WO2003030988A2 (en) 2001-10-12 2003-04-17 Medtronic,Inc. Lead system for providing electrical stimulation to the bundle of his
US7027876B2 (en) 2001-10-12 2006-04-11 Medtronic, Inc. Lead system for providing electrical stimulation to the Bundle of His
US20060122682A1 (en) * 2004-12-03 2006-06-08 Sommer John L High impedance active fixation electrode of an electrical medical lead
US7720550B2 (en) 2004-12-03 2010-05-18 Medtronic, Inc. High impedance active fixation electrode of an electrical medical lead
US20100292768A1 (en) * 2004-12-03 2010-11-18 Medtronic, Inc. High impedance active fixation electrode of an electrical medical lead
US8332051B2 (en) 2004-12-03 2012-12-11 Medtronic, Inc. High impedance active fixation electrode of an electrical medical lead
US20080147158A1 (en) * 2006-12-18 2008-06-19 Quan Emerteq Corp. Implantable Medical Lead Having Coil Electrode
US20160120605A1 (en) * 2013-03-13 2016-05-05 The Spectranetics Corporation Device and method of ablative cutting with helical tip
US9937005B2 (en) * 2013-03-13 2018-04-10 The Spectranetics Corporation Device and method of ablative cutting with helical tip
US10383691B2 (en) 2013-03-13 2019-08-20 The Spectranetics Corporation Last catheter with helical internal lumen
US10485613B2 (en) 2013-03-13 2019-11-26 The Spectranetics Corporation Device and method of ablative cutting with helical tip
US10799293B2 (en) 2013-03-13 2020-10-13 The Spectranetics Corporation Laser ablation catheter
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