US Patent Issued to PACESETTER on Sept. 2 for "Leadless cardiac pacemaker with secondary fixation capability" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. RE50,564, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to PACESETTER INC. (Sylmar, Calif.).

"Leadless cardiac pacemaker with secondary fixation capability" was invented by Alan Ostroff (Pleasanton, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to leadless cardiac pacemakers (LBS), and elements and methods by which they affix to the heart. The invention relates particularly to a secondary fixation of leadless pacemakers which also include a primary fixation. Secondary fixation elements for LBS's may passively engage structures within the heart. Some passive secondary fixation elements entangle or engage within intraventricular structure suc...