PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lead by which an electrode for stimulating a nerve and an electrode for defibrillation can be less invasively implanted and long period treatment is properly carried out by holding electrode positions of the electrodes without applying load to the nerve.SOLUTION: The lead 10 has a lead wire 15 having a flexible electroconductive wire, at least one nerve stimulating electrode 11 connected to the terminal end of the lead wire 15, a connector 14 arranged in the base end of the lead wire 15 and connectable to a device body applying a voltage to the electrodes, a defibrillation electrode 13 connected to the lead wire 15 between the nerve stimulating electrode 11 and the connector 14, and a stopper 17 arranged on the lead wire 15 between the nerve stimulating electrode 11 and the defibrillation electrode 13 and holding the lead length between the nerve stimulating electrode 11 and a heart sac longer than a predetermined length by positioning the same on the heart sac.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】神経刺激用の電極と除細動用の電極を低侵襲で植え込むことができ、かつ、神経に負荷をかけずに電極位置を保持して長期的な治療を適切に行う。【解決手段】可撓性の導線を有するリード線15と、リード線15の末端に接続された少なくとも1つの神経刺激電極11と、リード線15の基端に設けられ、電極に電圧を加える装置本体に接続可能なコネクタ14と、神経刺激電極11とコネクタ14との間のリード線15に接続された除細動電極13と、神経刺激電極11と除細動電極13との間のリード線15上に設けられ、心膜上に配置することで神経刺激電極11と心膜の間のリード長を所定の長さ以上に保持するストッパ17とを備えるリード10を提供する。【選択図】図2
