IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE INCLUDING ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING RADIOPAQUE AGENT AND ELUTABLE DRUG INTO A POLYMERIC LEAD TIP

摘要

An assembly for an implantable device can be made from PEEK and can incorporate one or more radiopaque agents and one or more elutable drug components into a polymeric lead tip. The assembly can be machined or injection molded and can be configured, for example, as a housing for an active fixation lead or as an electrode base supporting a foil electrode.