US 12,324,912 B2
Devices, systems, and methods for treating cardiac arrhythmias
Jeko Metodiev Madjarov, Charlotte, NC (US); and Svetozar Madzharov, Sofia (BG)
Assigned to ATRIUM HEALTH, Charlotte, NC (US)
Appl. No. 16/342,904
Filed by Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (US)
PCT Filed Oct. 16, 2017, PCT No. PCT/US2017/056768
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 17, 2019,
PCT Pub. No. WO2018/075396, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 26, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/408,994, filed on Oct. 17, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2019/0240481 A1, Aug. 8, 2019
Int. Cl. A61N 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/29 (2021.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/368 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61N 1/39 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/0573 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0006 (2013.01); A61B 5/29 (2021.01); A61N 1/0563 (2013.01); A61N 1/368 (2013.01); A61N 1/3756 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0214 (2013.01); A61B 2562/043 (2013.01); A61N 1/37205 (2013.01); A61N 1/37211 (2013.01); A61N 1/37518 (2017.08); A61N 1/39622 (2017.08)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for treating cardiac arrhythmias, the device comprising:
a physically segmented support member comprising a central portion, a first end body and a second end body opposing the first end body, each end body of the physically segmented support member being separated from the central portion by a joint and configured to be independently flexible or bendable;
a plurality of pacing electrodes comprising at least a first pacing electrode being disposed proximate the first end body of the physically segmented support member and at least a second pacing electrode being disposed proximate the second end body of the physically segmented support member;
at least one defibrillating electrode disposed between the first pacing electrode and the second pacing electrode;
a plurality of electrical connectors that electrically communicate to one or more of the plurality of pacing electrodes and/or the defibrillating electrode, the plurality of electrical connectors being positioned within a portion of the physically segmented support member; and
an attachment member for affixing the device to a portion of a heart, the attachment member being disposed at the first and/or the second end body of the physically segmented support member, wherein
the central portion defines a longitudinal axis, the central portion being disposed between the first end body and the second end body, wherein at least one of the first end body and the second end body is configured to independently flex or bend relative to the longitudinal axis via the joint, wherein the physically segmented support member comprises at least a first joint connecting the first end body to the central portion and at least a second joint connecting the second end body to the central portion, and wherein the physically segmented support member is configured to position one or more of the plurality of pacing electrodes and/or the defibrillating electrode adjacent target tissue.