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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Sean P. Skubitz, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Phillip C. Falkner, Minneapolis, MN (US);
William Ferris, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
MEDTRONIC, INC., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/28 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/282 (2013.01); A61N 1/0553 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lead insertion tool includes a first leg having a first rail element pivotally coupled to the first leg distal end and a second leg having a second rail element pivotally coupled to the second leg distal end. The first rail element and the second rail element are configured to receive a lead. Medical kits and methods of using the same are also disclosed.