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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2017
Applicant:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
G. Shantanu Reddy, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Peter Hall, Andover, MN (US);
Andrew L. De Kock, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Christopher Alan Fuhs, Roseville, MN (US);
Daniel J. Foster, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
James K. Cawthra, Jr., Ramsey, MN (US);
Assignee:
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/39 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/053 (2006.01); A61B 5/042 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0133 (2013.01); A61B 5/0422 (2013.01); A61B 5/0538 (2013.01); A61B 5/6851 (2013.01); A61B 5/6876 (2013.01); A61N 1/0563 (2013.01); A61N 1/0587 (2013.01); A61N 1/3956 (2013.01); A61B 5/4836 (2013.01); A61B 5/686 (2013.01);
Abstract
Implantation of a cardiac stimulus system using the ITV. Access to the ITV may be performed using the intercostal vein as an access point, and entering the ITV through an ostium therebetween. The intercostal vein may be located on a costal groove on an inferior portion of a rib. Advancement from the intercostal vein to the ITV may then be performed in a superior direction, an inferior direction, or both.