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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2019
Applicant:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Bryan Peter Nelson, Woodbury, MN (US);
Christopher Alan Fuhs, Roseville, MN (US);
G. Shantanu Reddy, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Peter Hall, Andover, MN (US);
Andrew L. De Kock, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/39 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61L 31/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/3956 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61N 1/0504 (2013.01); A61N 1/057 (2013.01); A61N 1/0563 (2013.01); A61N 1/059 (2013.01); A61N 1/375 (2013.01); A61N 2001/058 (2013.01); A61N 2001/0582 (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 hollow lumen configured to receive a 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 a patient.