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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2022
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);
Assignee:
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61N 1/39 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/3752 (2013.01); A61M 25/0194 (2013.01); A61N 1/0504 (2013.01); A61N 1/057 (2013.01); A61N 1/0563 (2013.01); A61N 1/372 (2013.01); A61N 1/3956 (2013.01); A61B 17/3468 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00946 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320056 (2013.01); A61N 2001/058 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and tool kits for implanting a lead subcutaneously. Examples include tool kits and methods for establishing first and second subcutaneous tunnels at an angle relative to one another to facilitate introduction of a lead to the subcutaneous space. In an example, a tunneling tool and lead assembly are advanced simultaneously into the subcutaneous space. The tunneling tool may include a curved region configured to transition the tool from the first subcutaneous tunnel to the second subcutaneous tunnel with the use of a single incision.