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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2002
James F. Kelley, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
James H. Vaughn, Blaine, MN (US);
Stanten C. Spear, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Douglas S. Hine, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Kenneth C. Gardeski, Plymouth, MN (US);
Vicki L. Bjorklund, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Pedro A. Meregotte, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
John L. Sommer, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
John J. Maier, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A loading device for loading a guide wire within a medical electrical lead that includes a navigation portion, having an outer portion, and extending from a front end to a back end, and having an opening formed at the back end. An engagement cavity receives and properly orientates the lead distal tip to align the lumen of the lead with the opening of the navigation portion during the loading of the guide wire within the lead. A first side wall is spaced from a second side wall to form a slot extending along the outer portion from the front end to the back end of the navigation portion, and the guide wire is advanced through the slot as the lead having the guide wire loaded therein is removed from the loading device.