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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2012
Paul S. Kratoska, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Robert L. Olson, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Bruce A. Behymer, Grant, MN (US);
Alan O. Fung, Mansfield, AU;
Paul S. Kratoska, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Robert L. Olson, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Bruce A. Behymer, Grant, MN (US);
Alan O. Fung, Mansfield, AU;
MEDTRONIC, INC., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A medical device assembly includes a tunneler having a proximal end and a distal end and a carrier element fixed to the distal end of the tunneler. In various embodiments the carrier element is configured to be slidably disposed within a lead connection lumen. In various embodiments the carrier element includes a plurality of recesses configured to engage a lead extension set screw. In various embodiments the carrier element can freely rotate relative to the rest of the tunneler.