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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2011
Applicants:
Peter Appenrodt, Bremen, DE;
Daniel Schmitz, Guadalajara, MX;
Paul Van Venrooij, Hoensbroek, NL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MEDTRONIC, INC., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2013.01);
Abstract
Tether apparatus may be used to replace an implanted lead extension with a replacement lead extension without tunneling or the use of tunneling tools.