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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2020
Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Alexander R. Bornzin, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Gene A. Bornzin, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Zoltan Somogyi, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for implanting a medical device. An implantable lead comprises a lead body, with electrodes positioned at the distal end and a lead connector positioned at the proximal end. The lead body has a body outer envelope configured to fit within a lumen of an introducer sheath and the lead connector has a connector outer envelope configured to fit within the lumen of the introducer sheath. A lead adaptor is configured to interconnect the implantable lead and the pulse generator. The lead adaptor has an insertable connector that includes mating contacts and an adaptor cavity that includes cavity contacts. The cavity contacts are positioned to engage the lead contacts of the lead connector when the lead connector is inserted into the adaptor cavity. The insertable connector is configured to be inserted into the connector cavity of the pulse generator.