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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 10, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
James A Ritz, Lenexa, KS (US);
Brian L Fideler, Columbia Heights, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606129 ; 606-1 ;
Abstract
A tunneling tool for subcutaneous lead placement which includes a carrier capsule and a tunneling rod. The capsule has a bottom section and a hinged cover section which together provide an enclosure to confine the connectors on one or more leads. The capsule is provided with a latching mechanism and is opened by manually deflecting the bottom section to release the latching mechanism. The capsule is provided with a releasable catch at the forward end thereof for pivotally attaching the capsule end of a tunneling rod.