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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Brian Soltis, St. Paul, MN (US);
Kurt G. Koubal, Mound, MN (US);
Benjamin J. Haasl, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Ronald W. Kunkel, Jim Falls, WI (US);
Brian L. Schmidt, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/3756 (2013.01); A61B 17/3468 (2013.01); A61N 1/0573 (2013.01); A61N 1/37205 (2013.01);
Abstract
Delivery devices, systems, and methods for delivering implantable leadless pacing devices are disclosed. An example delivery system may comprise a delivery device, an implantable leadless pacing device, and a tether. The tether may be made of a material which allows for a lubricious, strong, no stretch, no memory tether. The tether may releasably secure the implantable leadless pacing device to the delivery device.