Medtronic, Inc.

Covidien LP

Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Ryan R Davis

Sean Patrick Skubitz

Stephen L Bolea

Scott M Hanson

Adam J Rivard

Justin M Claus

Mary Bengtson

William Alan Rezach

Richard T Stone

Darren A Janzig

Michael T Hegland

Dale F Seeley

Daniel M Gelfman

Wanda Dent

Shawn Phillips

Grant D Foy

Salil M Vaidya

Alan M Twomey

Nathan K Weidenhamer

Brandon Phan

Noah Johnson

Wanda F Dent

Implantable medical leads and/or lead extensions include a band that encapsulates a portion of conductors of the lead and/or lead extension. The band may be reflowed in order to provide the encapsulation of the conductors. The band may further be used to create a seal together with the surrounding lead body and an additional object such as a stiffener rod, stylet tube, and/or molding stylet, to allow a proximal area of a lumen of the lead body to be injection molded while prevent the injection molding material from proceeding past the band. When a stiffener rod is present in a proximal area of the lead and/or lead extension, additional stiffness is provided to the lead body to resist buckling of the lead body during insertion of the proximal end. The band may be bonded to the stiffener rod to fix the position of the stiffener rod relative to the conductors.

Implantable medical leads and lead extensions having an encapsulation band

In some examples, a catheter assembly includes a delivery catheter defining a delivery catheter lumen, a delivery catheter handle connected to the delivery catheter, a retrieval catheter defining a retrieval catheter lumen configured to receive the delivery catheter, and a retrieval catheter handle connected to the retrieval catheter. A proximal end of the retrieval catheter handle is configured to removably couple to a distal end of the delivery catheter handle.

Thrombus removal device

Seals used within lead bores of implantable medical devices for creating a seal to implantable medical leads inserted into the lead bores include a cylinder that engages the lead body. The length of contact of the cylinder to the lead body is at least 0.010&#x2033; long while average contact pressure is no greater than (10 pounds per inch)/(contact length). Adequate electrical isolation is achieved, even when a debris particle is present between the inner cylinder and the lead body while insertion force remains acceptable.

Seals for lead bores of implantable medical devices

Embodiments of the invention include a device and method for securing linear elements relative to one another. In some embodiments, medical implant linear elements are secured in a connector by forcing one or both of the linear elements against at least another member such as a tapered member or wedge. The secured linear elements may include rods, posts, screws, hooks, bars, bolts, or other members.

Connector and method

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Ryan R Davis