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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2010
Steve T. Deininger, Blaine, MN (US);
John E. Kast, Hugo, MN (US);
Raymond F. Mcmullen, Shorewood, MN (US);
Steve T. Deininger, Blaine, MN (US);
John E. Kast, Hugo, MN (US);
Raymond F. McMullen, Shorewood, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for managing a lead of an implantable medical device includes a lead retention element and a fixation element. The lead retention element has a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end. The lumen is configured to slidably receive the lead. The fixation element is configured to fix the lead retention element relative to the implantable medical device in an orientation orthogonal to a lead receptacle of the device such that the proximal end of the lead retention element is closer to an opening of the lead receptacle than the distal end of the retention element. The distal end of the lead retention element is configured to firmly engage the lead to resist proximal sliding of the lead in the lumen of the retention element once the lead has been moved distally through the lumen.