<p>A two-part system for securing and stabilizing a lead at a location within a patient's internal jugular vein adjacent a region of the vagus nerve to be stimulated is described. The two-part system includes a lead and a stent-like fixation member that is provided separate from the lead. The stent-like fixation member is used to secure an electrode region of the lead at a location within the internal jugular vein adjacent the vagus nerve. The stent-like fixation member urges the electrode region of the lead against the vessel walls of the internal jugular vein such that at least one electrode is oriented in a direction towards the vagus nerve. In one example, the stent-like fixation member includes a channel sized to receive and retain a portion of the lead therein.</p>
申请公布号
WO2012019034(A1)
申请公布日期
2012.02.09
申请号
WO2011US46635
申请日期
2011.08.04
申请人
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.;TOCKMAN, BRUCE A.;HINCAPIE ORDONEZ, JUAN GABRIEL;ARCOT-KRISHNAMURTHY, SHANTHA;LIU, LILI
发明人
TOCKMAN, BRUCE A.;HINCAPIE ORDONEZ, JUAN GABRIEL;ARCOT-KRISHNAMURTHY, SHANTHA;LIU, LILI