The implantable pulse generator ( IPG ) and bipolar lead deliver therapy to the lower esophageal sphincter.
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Brinker, who is heading the study, said it includes 500 patients with Encor bipolar leads who are called in for regular X-ray examinations.
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But unlike the Accufix lead, the J-shaped wire in the Encor bipolar lead was shielded under layers of metal and, the company thought, could not work its way out if it fractured.
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Brinker and others began asking whether the defect was restricted to the Accufix leads or whether another lead made by Telectronics Pacing Systems, the Encor bipolar lead, might also have a tendency to fracture.
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