Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Implantable stimulation assemblies having tissue engagement mechanisms, and associated systems and methods
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Application No.: US17404252Application Date: 2021-08-17
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Publication No.: US12023488B2Publication Date: 2024-07-02
- Inventor: Nathaniel Parker Willis
- Applicant: EBR Systems, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: EBR SYSTEMS, INC.
- Current Assignee: EBR SYSTEMS, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Perkins Coie LLP
- Main IPC: A61N1/05
- IPC: A61N1/05 ; A61N1/37 ; A61N1/372 ; A61N1/378 ; H02J50/15

Abstract:
The present technology is generally directed to medical implants, such as stimulation assemblies for stimulating heart tissue. In some embodiments, a stimulation assembly includes a body, circuitry positioned at least partially within the body, an electrode coupled to the body, and a hook mechanism coupled to the body. The stimulation assembly can be implanted at cardiac tissue of a patient such that the electrode electrically contacts the tissue. The circuitry can be configured to receive acoustic energy and convert the acoustic energy to electrical energy, and the electrode can deliver the electrical energy to the tissue to stimulate the tissue. The hook mechanism can be configured to engage the tissue to pull the tissue and the electrode toward and into engagement with one another.
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