Multi-piece dual-chamber leadless intra-cardiac medical device and method of implanting same

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PATENT NO 9878151
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14676320

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A leadless intra-cardiac medical device (LIMD) includes an electrode assembly configured to be anchored within a first wall portion of a first chamber of a heart. The electrode assembly includes an electrode main body having a first securing helix, an electrode wire segment extending from the body, and a first segment-terminating contact positioned on the electrode wire segment. The device further includes a housing assembly configured to be anchored within a second wall portion of a second chamber of the heart. The housing assembly includes a body having a second securing helix, a housing wire segment extending from the body, and a second segment-terminating contact positioned on the housing wire segment. The device also includes a connector block that electrically connects the electrode wire segment to the housing wire segment by retaining the first and second segment-terminating contacts.

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PACESETTER INCSYLMAR CA

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Bornzin, Gene A Simi Valley, US 461 20468
Min, Xiaoyi Camarillo, US 251 10186
Poore, John W South Pasadena, US 99 8871
Somogyi, Zoltan Simi Valley, US 53 3218

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