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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2023
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Kevin R. Seifert, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Mark T. Marshall, Cape Coral, FL (US);
Teresa A. Whitman, Dayton, MN (US);
Pradipta K. Das, Plymouth, MN (US);
Andrew J. Ries, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A system includes a lead with a balloon, wherein the lead defines an inflation lumen in fluid communication with the balloon. The system further includes an implantable medical device with a housing defining a fastener opening and a lead lumen. The lead lumen is configured to receive a proximal portion of the lead. The system further includes a fastener defining a fastener lumen. The fastener is configured to engage the fastener opening and the proximal portion of the lead to retain the proximal portion within the lead lumen. The fastener lumen is in fluid communication with the lead lumen and the inflation lumen, such that a pump in fluid communication with the fastener lumen inflates the balloon when the proximal portion of the lead is within the lead lumen.