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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Nanostim, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Paul Paspa, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Joseph Ramon Callol, San Mateo, CA (US);
Thomas B. Eby, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2013.01); A61B 17/3468 (2013.01); A61N 1/3756 (2013.01); A61N 1/37205 (2013.01); A61N 2001/058 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for implanting an implantable medical device (IMD) within a patient may include an IMD including an attachment member, and a delivery catheter including at least one tethering device having at least a portion positioned within a restrainer. The tethering device(s) is configured to removably tether to the attachment member of the IMD. The restrainer is configured to maintain the tethering device(s) in alignment along a delivery path of the delivery catheter.