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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2012
Applicant:
Shahn S. Sage, Andover, MN (US);
Inventor:
Shahn S. Sage, Andover, MN (US);
Assignee:
Greatbatch Ltd., Clarence, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/3209 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2013.01); A61B 17/3209 (2013.01); A61B 17/320016 (2013.01); A61N 1/0553 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320056 (2013.01);
Abstract
A combined dissection tool and blank for implanting a paddle lead having an electrode portion and a lead body. The combined dissection tool and blank includes a blank with a maximum cross-sectional area substantially equal to a maximum cross sectional area of the electrode portion of the paddle lead. An elongated body portion is attached to the blank. A guide wire extends through the body portion substantially to a distal end of the blank. The guide wire provides sufficient column strength to separate fatty tissue to create a space for receiving the paddle lead.