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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:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2015
Applicant:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Root, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Nick A. Youker, River Falls, MN (US);
Benjamin R. Fruland, Plymouth, MN (US);
Keith R. Maile, New Brighton, MN (US);
Robert S. Harguth, Ham 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 1/372 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/375 (2013.01); A61N 1/3756 (2013.01); A61N 1/37211 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49002 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present subject matter includes an implantable medical device with a capture feature at or near the proximal end. In some cases, the capture feature includes a hold that is configured to facilitate a releasable connection with a delivery device that is used to deliver the implantable medical device to a target implant site.