US3749101A - Nonpolarizable muscle stimulating electrode - Google Patents

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US3749101A
US3749101A US00224831A US3749101DA US3749101A US 3749101 A US3749101 A US 3749101A US 00224831 A US00224831 A US 00224831A US 3749101D A US3749101D A US 3749101DA US 3749101 A US3749101 A US 3749101A
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EP0042551A1 (en) * 1980-06-19 1981-12-30 SORIN BIOMEDICA S.p.A. Electrode for cardiac stimulators
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US4325389A (en) * 1980-09-22 1982-04-20 Cordis Corporation Tip assembly for a carbon fiber implantable lead
US4328812A (en) * 1980-03-21 1982-05-11 Medtronic, Inc. Ring electrode for pacing lead
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EP0064289A2 (en) * 1981-05-04 1982-11-10 Medtronic, Inc. Body implantable lead
DE3134896A1 (de) * 1981-09-03 1983-03-10 W.C. Heraeus Gmbh, 6450 Hanau Kabelzuleitung fuer herzschrittmacher-elektroden
US4413636A (en) * 1979-11-19 1983-11-08 Phillip R. Beutel Catheter
US4475560A (en) * 1982-04-29 1984-10-09 Cordis Corporation Temporary pacing lead assembly
EP0126981A1 (en) * 1983-04-28 1984-12-05 Medtronic, Inc. Low-polarization low-threshold electrode
US4534366A (en) * 1983-08-03 1985-08-13 Soukup Thomas M Carbon fiber pacing electrode
US4865037A (en) * 1987-11-13 1989-09-12 Thomas J. Fogarty Method for implanting automatic implantable defibrillator
US4972847A (en) * 1989-11-02 1990-11-27 Dutcher Robert G Pacing lead and introducer therefor
US5143090A (en) * 1989-11-02 1992-09-01 Possis Medical, Inc. Cardiac lead
US5282845A (en) * 1990-10-01 1994-02-01 Ventritex, Inc. Multiple electrode deployable lead
US5385579A (en) * 1993-03-30 1995-01-31 Siemens Pacesetter, Inc. Myocardial body implantable lead
US5531779A (en) * 1992-10-01 1996-07-02 Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. Stent-type defibrillation electrode structures
US5991667A (en) * 1997-11-10 1999-11-23 Vitatron Medical, B.V. Pacing lead with porous electrode for stable low threshold high impedance pacing
US6430447B1 (en) 2000-11-07 2002-08-06 Pacesetter, Inc. Stimulating electrode having low polarization and method of making same
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US20020138101A1 (en) * 2001-03-16 2002-09-26 Nihon Kohden Corporation Lead wire attachment method, electrode, and spot welder
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US4407302A (en) * 1981-04-06 1983-10-04 Telectronics Pty., Ltd. Cardiac pacemaker electrode tip structure
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US3964473A (en) * 1972-09-21 1976-06-22 Telectronics Pty. Limited Bone prosthesis
US3935864A (en) * 1973-07-04 1976-02-03 Hans Lagergren Endocardial electrode
US3880169A (en) * 1974-01-02 1975-04-29 American Hospital Supply Corp Controlled entry pacemaker electrode for myocardial implantation
US3964470A (en) * 1974-07-25 1976-06-22 Medtronic, Inc. Percutaneous intradermal electrical connection system and implant device
US3981309A (en) * 1974-12-23 1976-09-21 American Optical Corporation Patient stimulating pacer electrode
US4026302A (en) * 1975-04-30 1977-05-31 Joseph Grayzel Method of implanting a permanent pacemaker bipolar lead apparatus and an implantable permanent pacemaker bipolar lead apparatus
US4027677A (en) * 1976-01-09 1977-06-07 Pacesetter Systems, Inc. Myocardial lead
US4030508A (en) * 1976-02-04 1977-06-21 Vitatron Medical B.V. Low output electrode for cardiac pacing
US4135518A (en) * 1976-05-21 1979-01-23 Medtronic, Inc. Body implantable lead and electrode
US4127134A (en) * 1977-04-11 1978-11-28 Cordis Corporation Gas-absorbing pacer and method of fabrication
US4236529A (en) * 1979-02-21 1980-12-02 Daig Corporation Tined lead
US4413636A (en) * 1979-11-19 1983-11-08 Phillip R. Beutel Catheter
US4328812A (en) * 1980-03-21 1982-05-11 Medtronic, Inc. Ring electrode for pacing lead
EP0042551A1 (en) * 1980-06-19 1981-12-30 SORIN BIOMEDICA S.p.A. Electrode for cardiac stimulators
EP0043461A1 (en) * 1980-06-19 1982-01-13 SORIN BIOMEDICA S.p.A. Process for manufacturing electrodes for cardiac stimulators
US4323081A (en) * 1980-06-30 1982-04-06 Medtronic, Inc. Pacing lead
US4325389A (en) * 1980-09-22 1982-04-20 Cordis Corporation Tip assembly for a carbon fiber implantable lead
EP0054781A1 (de) * 1980-12-23 1982-06-30 Kontron Ag Implantierbare Elektrode
US4440178A (en) * 1980-12-23 1984-04-03 Kontron Ag Implantable electrode
EP0064289A2 (en) * 1981-05-04 1982-11-10 Medtronic, Inc. Body implantable lead
EP0064289A3 (en) * 1981-05-04 1983-05-18 Medtronic, Inc. Body implantable lead
DE3134896A1 (de) * 1981-09-03 1983-03-10 W.C. Heraeus Gmbh, 6450 Hanau Kabelzuleitung fuer herzschrittmacher-elektroden
US4475560A (en) * 1982-04-29 1984-10-09 Cordis Corporation Temporary pacing lead assembly
EP0126981A1 (en) * 1983-04-28 1984-12-05 Medtronic, Inc. Low-polarization low-threshold electrode
US4502492A (en) * 1983-04-28 1985-03-05 Medtronic, Inc. Low-polarization low-threshold electrode
US4534366A (en) * 1983-08-03 1985-08-13 Soukup Thomas M Carbon fiber pacing electrode
US4865037A (en) * 1987-11-13 1989-09-12 Thomas J. Fogarty Method for implanting automatic implantable defibrillator
US5143090A (en) * 1989-11-02 1992-09-01 Possis Medical, Inc. Cardiac lead
US4972847A (en) * 1989-11-02 1990-11-27 Dutcher Robert G Pacing lead and introducer therefor
US5282845A (en) * 1990-10-01 1994-02-01 Ventritex, Inc. Multiple electrode deployable lead
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US5531779A (en) * 1992-10-01 1996-07-02 Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. Stent-type defibrillation electrode structures
US5385579A (en) * 1993-03-30 1995-01-31 Siemens Pacesetter, Inc. Myocardial body implantable lead
US5991667A (en) * 1997-11-10 1999-11-23 Vitatron Medical, B.V. Pacing lead with porous electrode for stable low threshold high impedance pacing
US6430447B1 (en) 2000-11-07 2002-08-06 Pacesetter, Inc. Stimulating electrode having low polarization and method of making same
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US7010856B2 (en) 2001-03-16 2006-03-14 Nihon Kohden Corporation Lead wire attachment method, electrode, and spot welder
US20020138101A1 (en) * 2001-03-16 2002-09-26 Nihon Kohden Corporation Lead wire attachment method, electrode, and spot welder
US20090229739A1 (en) * 2003-07-09 2009-09-17 Cochlear Limited Conductive elements
US8763244B2 (en) 2003-07-09 2014-07-01 Cochlear Limited Method of forming conductive elements
US7945337B2 (en) 2003-08-27 2011-05-17 Medtronic, Inc. High impedance and low polarization electrode
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FR2171327B1 (hu) 1976-11-05
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