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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2010
Matthew D. Bonner, Plymouth, MN (US);
Raymond W. Usher, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Matthew D. Bonner, Plymouth, MN (US);
Raymond W. Usher, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
System and method for implanting an implantable medical device. A catheter has a lumen and a distal portion configured for insertion in proximity of tissue of a patient. An implantable medical device has a fixation member operatively coupled to the housing having an unengaged state when in the lumen of the catheter and an engaged state configured to engage tissue of a patient when outside of the lumen of the catheter, the medical device being magnetically attractable. A magnetic element is configured to magnetically engage the implantable medical device and to pass through the lumen of the catheter.