Implantable device for replacing a rib segment to stimulate a heart.

DE102025001949B3Undetermined Publication Date: 2026-07-02HORSTMANN JAN
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Application Number
DE102025001949
Authority / Receiving Office
DE · DE
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-06-07
Publication Date
2026-07-02
Estimated Expiration
2045-06-07

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing implantable heart stimulation devices, particularly those implanted subpectorally, prepectorally, or subcutaneously, experience lead deformation due to movement, leading to material fatigue and potential dysfunction, and can cause pacemaker-induced plexopathy by affecting blood flow, posing risks to patients.

Method used

An implantable device that replaces a rib segment, incorporating an anchor and exchange unit with probes, designed to replicate the shape of the removed rib, minimizing soft tissue disruption and using bone integration techniques to stabilize the device, reducing relative movement and lead fatigue, and featuring adjustable joints to absorb shocks.

Benefits of technology

The device reduces lead fatigue and prevents pacemaker-induced plexopathy by stabilizing the implant, promoting bone integration, and allowing for easy battery replacement without additional surgery, thus enhancing patient safety and device longevity.

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Abstract

An implantable, battery-operated medical device comprising an anchor 10, a replacement unit 20 and probes 40, for the substitution of a rib segment for intracardiac and / or extracardiac stimulation of a heart, wherein the shape of the device, excluding the probes 40, replicates the shape of the removed rib segment and all electronic components necessary for the stimulation of the heart are installed in the replacement unit 20.
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