US Patent 7933661 Lead retention means

Patent 7933661 was granted and assigned to Medtronic on April, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Medtronic

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7933661

Date of Patent

April 26, 2011

Patent Application Number

11750632

Date Filed

May 18, 2007

Patent Primary Examiner

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Carl H Layno

Patent abstract

A coiled member of a medical device extends along a length of an elongate body of the device. A surface of the coiled member extends at an angle, with respect to a longitudinal axis of the body, from a first edge to a second edge, toward the proximal end of the body, such that the first edge of the surface is disposed in close proximity to the body and the second edge of the surface is spaced apart from the body.