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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2014
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Kenneth C. Gardeski, Plymouth, MN (US);
James K. Carney, Roseville, MN (US);
Melissa G. T. Christie, Andover, MN (US);
Michael R. Leners, St. Francis, MN (US);
Lonnie D. Ronning, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Amy E. Thompson-Nauman, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A method and device for implanting a medical lead. The device includes an elongate shaft defining a major longitudinal axis and including a proximal end and a distal end. A necked portion coupled to and extending from the distal end is included, the necked portion defines a first thickness and a substantially planar surface, the necked portion being at least resiliently movable in a direction normal to the major longitudinal axis. A tip disposed at the distal end of the necked portion is included, the tip defining a second thickness greater than the first thickness.