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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2012
Vascomed Gmbh, Binzen, DE;
Wolfgang Geistert, Rheinfelden, DE;
VascoMed GmbH, Binzen, DE;
Abstract
An explantation device for explanting implanted leads, having a distal end pointing in the direction of the explantation site and a proximal end pointing in the direction of the surgeon. The explantation tool comprising a locking sheath comprising a hose-like or tubular body having a lumen along a longitudinal axis and at least one clamping device at or in the vicinity of the distal end; and a cutting sheath for removing adhering tissue, having a proximal and a distal end and comprising a hose-like or tubular body having a lumen along a longitudinal axis and a detaching unit at or in the vicinity of the distal end; wherein the cutting sheath comprises at least one receptacle for the clamping device of the locking sheath.