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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
May. 07, 2018
Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Avi Fischer, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Xiaoyi Min, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Kyungmoo Ryu, Palmdale, CA (US);
Gene A. Bornzin, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Keith Victorine, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Stuart Rosenberg, Castaic, CA (US);
Shubha Asopa, Valencia, CA (US);
Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and devices include making an incision at a single site of a patient. The single site located at an anterior of a chest or abdomen. The method also includes inserting a tunneling tool through the incision at the single site and preparing a first tunnel to a subcutaneous posterior location. A path of the first tunnel at least one of i) extends over a plurality of Intercostal gaps of the chest or ii) extends along and within one of the intercostal gaps. The method also includes positioning a first lead having an electrode within the first tunnel and preparing a second tunnel to a subcutaneous parasternal location along the chest. The method also includes positioning a second lead having an electrode within the second tunnel and positioning a pulse generator within a subcutaneous pocket and operatively coupling the first and second leads to the pulse generator.