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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2011
Applicants:
Paul T. Rothstein, Elk River, MN (US);
Martin J. Clements, Rogers, MN (US);
Michael W. Kimmel, Edina, MN (US);
Steven L. Waldhauser, White Bear Township, MN (US);
Inventors:
Paul T. Rothstein, Elk River, MN (US);
Martin J. Clements, Rogers, MN (US);
Michael W. Kimmel, Edina, MN (US);
Steven L. Waldhauser, White Bear Township, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/0573 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, devices and assemblies for anchoring implanted medical electrical leads employed in the stimulating and/or sensing of signals in tissue are disclosed. The devices include a lead anchoring clip having a central hub portion, an anchoring portion for coupling to tissue and a lead engagement mechanism that couples the clip to a medical electrical lead.