active fixation lead
Active Fixation Lead
A term of art for a pacing lead with a specialised tip—e.g., a corkscrew—which allows it to be anchored in the endocardium, reducing the risk of displacement.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
active fixation lead
Cardiac pacing A pacing lead with a mechanism at the tip–eg a corkscrew which is anchored in the endocardium, ↓ the risk of displacement. See Lead.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.