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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2010
Eric A. Ware, Plymouth, MN (US);
G. Shantanu Reddy, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Bradley Woodcox, Butler, IN (US);
Robbie Halvorson, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Eric A. Ware, Plymouth, MN (US);
G. Shantanu Reddy, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Bradley Woodcox, Butler, IN (US);
Robbie Halvorson, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for implanting and testing multi-conductor electrical leads are disclosed. An illustrative implant tool for use with an implantable lead includes a main body, a plurality of spring contact members, and a knob mechanism. The main body of the implant tool includes a distal clamping mechanism with an opening adapted to frictionally receive a terminal boot of the implantable lead. The spring contact members are configured to provide an interface for connecting electrical connectors from a Pacing System Analyzer (PSA) or other testing device to the terminal contacts on the implantable lead. A knob mechanism coupled to the main body can be actuated to engage a terminal pin of the implantable lead, allowing an implanting physician to engage a fixation helix into body tissue by rotating the mechanism.