US Patent 7167759 Electrode line

Patent 7167759 was granted and assigned to Biotronik on January, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Biotronik

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7167759

Date of Patent

January 23, 2007

Patent Application Number

10115356

Date Filed

April 3, 2002

Patent Citations Received

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US Patent 11677336 Load-bearing variable stiffening device comprising an electrode structure

Patent Primary Examiner

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George Manuel

Patent abstract

An electrode line, in particular for an implantable electrostimulation device, which is adapted for insertion into body vessels such as heart chambers or blood vessels, comprising electrodes for the stimulation of body tissue, a longitudinal axis and a distal end, wherein there is provided at least one structural element (2) in the region of the distal end, which has an electrostrictive polymer and which can be connected to a voltage source by way of at least one electrical feed line (3) and which is adapted to change its shape when an electrical voltage is applied.