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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017

Filed:

Dec. 12, 2014
Applicant:

Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);

Inventors:

Eric A. Mokelke, Flagstaff, AZ (US);

Eric F Hammill, Ham Lake, MN (US);

Brian Soltis, St. Paul, MN (US);

Assignee:

Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/04 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/372 (2013.01); A61B 17/0206 (2013.01); A61N 1/0526 (2013.01); A61N 1/36117 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure presents methods and apparatuses for mapping a target physiological region, for example, during baroreceptor stimulation therapy. In an aspect, such an example apparatus of the present disclosure may include a surgical instrument configured to be securely coupled to a patient and to allow access to a target physiological region. Furthermore, the example apparatus may include an attachment element coupled to the surgical instrument and configured to releasably engage a lead, stabilize the lead during mapping of the target physiological region, and allow the lead to be repositioned relative to the target physiological region.


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