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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2006
Kevin D. Taylor, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Chris Reiser, Stevenson Ranch, CA (US);
Sean Coe, Plymouth, MN (US);
Kenneth D. Harlan, Peyton, CO (US);
Charles Kennergren, Goteborg, SE;
Kevin D. Taylor, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Chris Reiser, Stevenson Ranch, CA (US);
Sean Coe, Plymouth, MN (US);
Kenneth D. Harlan, Peyton, CO (US);
Charles Kennergren, Goteborg, SE;
The Spectranetics Corporation, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for separating an object such as a pacing lead from a patient tissue involve a flexible and torqueable shaft having an internal lumen sized to receive the object, and a hard separating mechanism for separating the object from the tissue. Typically the shaft and separating mechanism are advanced along or toward the object, and the separating mechanism is contacted with the tissue. The shaft is rotated to effect separation between the object and the tissue. The systems and methods are well suited for use in cardiac pacing or defibrillator lead explant procedures.