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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2017
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Allan Charles Shuros, St. Paul, MN (US);
Shibaji Shome, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Brian Soltis, St. Paul, MN (US);
Brian L. Schmidt, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Kevin John Stalsberg, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A device configured to deliver and deploy an implantable medical device (IMD) includes a handle assembly and a shaft extending distally therefrom. A device containment housing configured to accommodate the IMD is coupled to the distal region of the shaft. At least one of the shaft and device containment housing includes a compressible region that is configured to compress by an amount that is related to an applied force. The device may include a first position indicator and a second position indicator. An applied force causes the compressible region to compress by an amount that is related to the applied force, causing a change in distance between the first position indicator and the second position indicator and thus providing an indication of the applied force.