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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2010
Phillip C. Falkner, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Eric H. Bonde, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Dale F. Seeley, Spring Park, MN (US);
Patrick P. Senarith, Circle Pines, MN (US);
Steven L. Waldhauser, White Bear Township, MN (US);
Kendra Yasger, Big Lake, MN (US);
Phillip C. Falkner, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Eric H. Bonde, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Dale F. Seeley, Spring Park, MN (US);
Patrick P. Senarith, Circle Pines, MN (US);
Steven L. Waldhauser, White Bear Township, MN (US);
Kendra Yasger, Big Lake, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods for implanting leads along a spinal cord include an introducer having a main body defining a lumen and one or more collapsible and expandable side sheaths attached to the main body. The side sheaths may be collapsed as the introducer is positioned in a desired location of a patient to maintain a low profile. Once the introducer is placed, the side sheaths may be expanded to receive a lead. A lead may also be inserted through a lumen of the main body. Once the leads are inserted, the introducer may be withdrawn over the leads, leaving the leads implanted in the desired region in a desired orientation.