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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2002
Applicants:
Paul Craig Haldeman, Murrieta, CA (US);
Michael D. Whitt, Temecula, CA (US);
James Robert Niederecker, Temecula, CA (US);
Inventors:
Paul Craig Haldeman, Murrieta, CA (US);
Michael D. Whitt, Temecula, CA (US);
James Robert Niederecker, Temecula, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N001/05 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A finishing wire with a ball nose tip is used to secure an implantable device such as a cardiac pacing lead during implantation procedures. The finishing wire includes a proximal shaft, and a ball-nosed distal end. The ball-nosed distal end of the finishing wire is sized to interface with an implantable device having a narrowed distal tip. The length of the finishing wire is greater than the length of the implantable device.