Coating/covering materials for the enhancement of defibrillation thresholds of implantable defibrillators/leads

摘要

The efficiency and longevity of an implantable electrotherapy device is greatly improved by utilizing a biocompatible coating material to selectively cover desired portions of the electrotherapy device and/or the related leads. This coating thus allows only specific portions of the device to be in electrical contact with the patient's tissue, thus more closely controlling the electrical signal transfer characteristics of the device. Because a more concentrated or localized signal transmission characteristic is possible, the efficiency of the electrotherapy device is greatly improved. Further, because power is being more efficiently and effectively utilized, the overall longevity of the implantable device is also improved.