Target Lead—Low Threshold Electrode

Abstract

Acute and chronic threshold measurements were compared for three different electrodes: the Medtronic Target Tip model 4011, the Medtronic Ring Tip Model 6971 and the Siemens-Elema Carbon Tip Model 412S. The results of this study show that acute thresholds are lower with the Target Tip lead as compared to the other two. This finding applies to chronic thresholds as well. The results of this study favor programming to lower output energies while maintaining adequate safety margins with this lead system.