Patent 9199075 was granted and assigned to Respicardia, Inc. on December, 2015 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A medical electrical lead and methods of implanting medical electrical leads in lumens. Leads in accordance with the invention employ preformed biases to stabilize the lead within a lumen or lumen and to provide feedback to lead implanters. In some embodiments, a preformed bend in the lead may assist an implanter with orienting the lead within a lumen.