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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2010
Applicants:
Yoav Olomutzki, Kfar Saba, IL;
Roey Shafrir, Modi'in, IL;
Jacob Koren, Haifa, IL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Leadex Cardiac Ltd., Herzliya, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/3205 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32053 (2013.01); A61B 17/3468 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00539 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00544 (2013.01); A61N 1/056 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one aspect, a device for assisting in removing an implanted lead is provided. The device comprises a body portion having a center adapted to accommodate the lead, a cutting component coupled to the body portion to assist in separating tissue from the lead, and at least one anchoring component disposed at least partially within the body portion, the at least one anchoring component capable of providing pressure on the lead that resists movement of at least part of the body portion along the lead at least in part by applying fluid pressure.