Medical electrical device including novel means for reducing high frequency electromagnetic field-induced tissue heating
A medical device including an elongate lead connected to a pulse generator connector further includes a passive lossy circuit electrically connected in between a distal portion of the lead conductor and the high frequency-grounded surface. The passive lossy circuit has a high frequency impedance app...
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| Format | Patent |
| Language | English |
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22.03.2011
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| Summary: | A medical device including an elongate lead connected to a pulse generator connector further includes a passive lossy circuit electrically connected in between a distal portion of the lead conductor and the high frequency-grounded surface. The passive lossy circuit has a high frequency impedance approximately equal to a characteristic impedance of the lead when implanted in a body and dissipates energy of an incident wave formed along the lead, thereby diminishing a reflection of the incident wave, the incident wave being induced by exposure of the medical device to a high frequency electromagnetic field. The passive lossy circuit further has low pass properties allowing for normal device operation. |
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