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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2009
Matthew Bonner, Plymouth, MN (US);
Kenneth Gardeski, Plymouth, MN (US);
Bruce R. Mehdizadeh, Savage, MN (US);
Roger Christopherson, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Michael R. Neidert, County Galway, IE;
Matthew Bonner, Plymouth, MN (US);
Kenneth Gardeski, Plymouth, MN (US);
Bruce R. Mehdizadeh, Savage, MN (US);
Roger Christopherson, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Michael R. Neidert, County Galway, IE;
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for subcutaneous lead guidance includes a flexible guide strap, a navigation catheter and a tunneling tool. The guide strap includes an upper layer having a plurality of retainer formations and a substrate attachable on a patient's skin extending between an incision and a target site. The navigation catheter is coupled to the upper layer via the retainer formations from a first end to a second end of the guide strap. The navigation catheter includes a plurality of position sensors for generating a subcutaneous navigation volume between the incision and the target site when the navigation catheter is coupled to a navigation system. The tunneling tool has a distal portion with a leading end and at least one position sensor on the distal portion for viewing digital representation of the distal portion in relation to the navigation volume on a display coupled to the navigation system.