Appeal 2007-0811
Application 10/128,997
This is an appeal from the rejection of claims 1-33. These are the
only claims in the application. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. §§ 134
and 6.
The claimed invention is directed to a lead assembly for installation to
the superior vena cava and the right atrium into the coronary sinus and the
great coronary vein in the human heart.
Claim 1 reproduced below, is further illustrative of the claimed
subject matter.
1. A lead assembly comprising:
a lead body adapted to carry signals, the lead body
having a proximal end and a distal end, and an intermediate
portion therebetween;
a connector located at the proximal end of the lead body;
at least one conductor disposed within the lead body;
the lead body having at least one preformed biased
portion at an intermediate portion of the lead body;
an unbiased, flexible tapered portion disposed between
the biased portion and the distal end of the lead body, the
tapered portion distal to the biased portion is substantially more
flexible than the biased portion, the distal portion of the lead
having a tapered portion adapted to be implanted within a
passage; and
at least one electrode coupled with at least one conductor.
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