US Patent Issued to Pacesetter on Aug. 25 for "Implantable lead having variable electrode spacing" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,714,863, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Pacesetter Inc. (Sylmar, Calif.).

"Implantable lead having variable electrode spacing" was invented by Steve Chantasirivisal (Santa Clarita, Calif.), Keith Victorine (Santa Clarita, Calif.), Wesley Alleman (Santa Clarita, Calif.) and Robert Shaw (Castaic, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implantable lead includes an inner lead subassembly contained within and movable relative to an outer lead subassembly. The inner lead subassembly has a helical electrode to pace a target anatomy. The outer lead subassembly includes a ring electrode to sense or pace the target anatomy. A threaded interf...