Implantable medical devices and related methods

Details Implantable medical devices and related methods Implantable medical devices and related methods

A - Human Necessities

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A61N 1/372 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2564122

Implantable medical devices and associated methods are disclosed. In one implementation, the implantable medical device comprises a conductive housing and a remote electrode that is mechanically coupled to the conductive housing by a lead body. An amplifier is electrically connected to the remote electrode and the conductive housing for providing a signal representative of a voltage difference between the remote electrode and the conductive housing. In some methods in accordance with the present invention, the implantable medical device is implanted in an implant site overlaying one half of a rib cage of a human body. The implantable medical device produces a signal representative of the voltage difference between the remote electrode and the conductive housing and the signal is transmitted to a receiver located outside the human body.

L'invention concerne des dispositifs médicaux implantables et des procédés associés. Dans un mode de réalisation, le dispositif médical implantable comprend un boîtier conducteur et une électrode distante qui est mécaniquement couplée au boîtier conducteur par un corps en plomb. Un amplificateur est électriquement relié à l'électrode distante et au boîtier conducteur afin de générer un signal représentatif d'une différence de tension entre l'électrode distante et le boîtier conducteur. Dans certains procédés selon la présente invention, le dispositif médical implantable est implanté dans un site d'implantation recouvrant une moitié de la cage thoracique d'un être humain. Le dispositif médical implantable génère un signal représentatif de la différence de tension entre l'électrode distante et le boîtier conducteur et le signal est envoyé à un récepteur situé à l'extérieur du corps humain.

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