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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2019
The Spectranetics Corporation, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Kenneth P. Grace, Woodland Park, CO (US);
Thomas Willard, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Thomas Kelby Triffo, Plymouth, CO (US);
SPECTRANETICS LLC., Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Abstract
A device for extending a lead according to some embodiments includes a body, a coil element coupled to the body, the body configured to cover the coil element during use, the coil element comprising an inner lumen sized to receive an outer surface of a lead, the coil element is movable between a first configuration in which the coil element slides over the lead, and a second configuration in which at least some coils grip the outer surface of the lead; and an actuation mechanism operatively coupled to the coil element, the actuation mechanism configured to move the coil element between the first and second configurations.