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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2018
Applicant:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
G. Shantanu Reddy, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Andrew L. De Kock, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Benjamin Michael Nitti, Scandia, MN (US);
Assignee:
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/057 (2013.01); A61B 17/3468 (2013.01); A61N 1/0504 (2013.01); A61N 1/3752 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320056 (2013.01); A61N 1/0558 (2013.01); A61N 1/0563 (2013.01); A61N 2001/058 (2013.01);
Abstract
Retention devices for use with an implantable medical device (IMD) are disclosed. An illustrative retention device may comprise an elongate body including a bore configured to receive and substantially surround an implantable lead of the IMD and an outer surface configured to receive a suture. The retention device may also include a securing mechanism configured to push against tissue of the patient.