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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2022
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Ronald A. Drake, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Lester O. Stener, Hudson, WI (US);
Brian P. Colin, Anoka, MN (US);
Zhongping C. Yang, Woodbury, MN (US);
Thomas A. Anderson, New Hope, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
In some examples, a system includes a catheter comprising an elongated shaft defining a lumen, and a tether assembly. The tether assembly may include an elongate body, a tether head assembly attached to a distal end of the elongate body, where the tether head assembly includes an attachment mechanism configured to releasably attach to an attachment member of a medical device, and a positioning element fixedly positioned over the elongate body and configured to align the attachment mechanism with the attachment member when the tether head assembly is extended distally out of the lumen. The positioning element may include a distal end, a proximal end, and a length between the distal end and proximal end that is less than a length of the elongate body. The tether head assembly, elongate body, and positioning element may be movable within the lumen of the elongated shaft.