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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157813 | Apparatus and method for subcutaneous electrode insertion Devices and methods for electrode implantation. A first embodiment includes an electrode insertion tool adapted to tunnel through tissue and attach, at its distal end, to a lead, such that the lead may be pulled into the tunneled space as the electrode insertion too... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8142446 | Toolkit for implanting an intracorporeal lead such as for cardiac pacing or sensing A toolkit for implanting an intracorporal lead, preferably a cardiac sensing/pacing lead. This toolkit includes a guide-catheter (10), having a sheath (12) with an internal lumen (42) opened at its distal and proximal ends, and cuttable along a ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8105337 | Medical electrical lead implant tool A medical electrical lead implant tool includes a gripping assembly, terminating a distal end of an elongate shaft, adapted to alternately grasp the lead and release the lead and to rotate the lead, and a user control terminating a proximal end of the shaft. An inte... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8057486 | Apparatus and method for inserting implants into the body An apparatus includes a first tubular member and a second tubular member coupled to the first tubular member. The first tubular member defines a longitudinal axis and a lumen substantially coaxial with the longitudinal axis. The lumen of the first tubular member is ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8043304 | Cam lock burr hole plug for securing retainer/plug base A burr hole plug comprises a plug base configured for being mounted around a cranial burr hole. The plug base includes an aperture through which an elongated medical device exiting the burr hole may pass. The burr hole plug further comprises a retainer configured fo... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7993351 | Telescopic introducer with a compound curvature for inducing alignment and method of using the same An introducer system for implantation of pacemaker leads into the venous system of the human heart through the coronary sinus is comprised of a flexible, elongate, outer elongate element having a first shape or bias along a portion. The first shape on the outer elem... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7993352 | Electrical stimulation system and associated apparatus for securing an electrical stimulation lead in position in a person's brain In one aspect, an apparatus is provided for securing an electrical stimulation lead in position in a person's brain. The apparatus includes a body configured to seat within a burr hole formed in the person's skull. The apparatus also includes a central elastic membr... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7985232 | Detachable hemostasis valve and splittable sheath assembly A system for connecting a hemostasis valve to a splittable sheath includes an interface formed between a ledge on the proximal end of a cannula portion of the hemostasis valve and an engagement structure aligned with the handles of the splittable sheath. Pulling the... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7981121 | Tool and a method for attaching a cardiac stimulator lead at a desired position inside a heart For attaching a cardiac stimulator lead at a desired position inside a heart, the stimulator lead having a flexible tube from which a helix is extendible at a distal end thereof by a screw rotating motion and having a proximal end interconnected with an operating me... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7981119 | Electrical stimulation system and associated apparatus for securing an electrical stimulation lead in position in a person's brain In one aspect, an apparatus is provided for securing an electrical stimulation lead in position in a person's brain. The apparatus includes a flexible disc comprising a substantially radial slot adapted to secure the lead in position within the brain after implantat... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7981120 | Trajectory guide with angled or patterned guide lumens or height adjustment This document discusses trajectory guides that include an instrument guide with at least one lumen angled with respect to an orthogonal or other through-axis. In one example, patterned lumens on the instrument guide provide a mirror image pattern of trajectory axes ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7976551 | Transseptal delivery instrument Access to the left side of the heart is gained through a heart wall. A delivery instrument includes a guide that may include or carry a puncturing instrument that is adapted to be directed toward the heart wall. In some embodiments a distal portion of the delivery i... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7887550 | Burr hole cap and methods of use In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises: a base structure adapted to be inserted within the burr hole; a lead securing member for securing the lead, the lead securing member comprising a first arm structure and a second arm structure, at least one spring loaded st... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7871415 | Devices and methods for treatment of gastrointestinal disorders An implantation device for releasably holding implantable microstimulators can be used to guide one or more microstimulators to any site within the gastrointestinal tract for implantation. The device can further releasably hold one or more ligation clips for securin... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7857820 | Sheath assembly for an access device and method therefor Devices and methods provide accurate targeting, placement, and/or stabilization of an electrode or other instrument(s) into the brain or other body organ, such as to treat severe tremor or other neurological disorders. Targeting is performed using any form of image-... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7857819 | Implant tool for use with a microstimulator A stimulation system is described that includes an implantable microstimulator. A tail may be coupled to a distal end of the implantable microstimulator. In one embodiment, the stimulation system includes an implantation tool that includes an insertion cannula, a ha... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7819883 | Method and apparatus for endoscopic access to the vagus nerve An apparatus for performing a minimally-invasive surgical procedure in the vagus nerve region includes a cannula, an endoscopic dissection tool and a cradle assembly slideably disposed in a cannula lumen. The cradle assembly includes a C-ring, an electrode cuff disp... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7799037 | Surgical insertion tool A tool is provided for facilitating determining a proper location for an implantable device or medication, and for then delivering the implant to the precise location determined with the tool. To determine the target location, the tool may include a component for te... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7766922 | Burr hole caps and methods of use In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises: a base structure adapted to be inserted within the burr hole; a lead securing member for securing the lead, the lead securing member comprising a first arm structure and a second arm structure, at least one spring loaded st... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7763034 | Transobturator lead implantation for pelvic floor stimulation The disclosure is directed to a method and tool for implanting a stimulation lead or other medical device adjacent a pudendal nerve. The tool includes a shaped needle that enters a patient and passes through an obturator foramen passage in a pelvis. A physician plac... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7655014 | Apparatus and method for subcutaneous electrode insertion Devices and methods for electrode implantation. A first embodiment includes an electrode insertion tool adapted to tunnel through tissue and attach, at its distal end, to a lead, such that the lead may be pulled into the tunneled space as the electrode insertion too... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7637916 | Medical electrical lead implant tool A medical electrical lead implant tool includes a gripping assembly, terminating a distal end of an elongate shaft, adapted to alternately grasp the lead and release the lead and to rotate the lead, and a user control terminating a proximal end of the shaft. An inte... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7604644 | Apparatus for securing a therapy delivery device within a burr hole Apparatus and methods for securing a therapy delivery device relative to a burr hole. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a base that is securable to bone, without the use of fasteners, either before or after insertion of the therapy delivery device into the b... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7588581 | Placement of chronic micro-catheter device and method A device and method of placement of a chronic micro-catheter is shown that allows effective guiding of micro-catheters through a host catheter that is later removable while leaving the micro-catheter implanted in place within the patient. The novel configuration all... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7585302 | Instrument for implanting a sensor An instrument for implanting a sensor in a body part, in which the sensor has at least one cord extending therefrom which is connected to an external device, includes a guide sheath for defining a path to the surface of the body part through overlaying soft tissue, ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7544197 | Rotatable lead introducer Minimally invasive introducers and methods that can be used for rotationally securing devices within the human body. Introducers can include a distal element for releasably engaging a lead head controllable from a proximal control located outside of the body. An inn... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7494494 | Controllable motorized device for percutaneous needle placement in soft tissue target and methods and systems related thereto Featured is an apparatus that places or locates a proximal end portion of a penetrating member in a target area of a body. Such an apparatus or needle driver is particularly suited for locating a percutaneous needle in a soft tissue target area of a body particularl... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7462184 | Introducer for accessing the coronary sinus of a heart The invention is defined as a precurved coronary sinus guiding introducer for use in a cardiomyopathic heart comprising a flexible elongated member with a proximal and distal end. The elongated member comprises a generally straight, proximal portion and a precurved ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7421300 | Implantation of medical device with measurement of body surface potential Methods of implanting at least one lead for a cardio defibrillator using body surface potential (BSP) electrodes are disclosed. The methods may include installing defibrillation electrodes in a patient, attaching at least three BSP electrodes to the patient's skin, ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7384422 | Telescopic, separable introducer and method of using the same An introducer system is used for implantation of pacemaker leads into the venous system of the human heart through the coronary sinus. The system is comprised of three telescopic components, an inner telescoping core, a precurved inner telescoping sheath, and an out... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7379776 | Stylet design A stylet unit is provided for implanting in a body, with the aid of an earlier installed tubular delivery sheath having a lumen with an inner diameter, a lead system including a distal electrode for an implantable cardiac stimulation device being slidably received i... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7373207 | Treatments for a patient with congestive heart failure The invention is directed to devices for two minimally invasive therapeutic procedures, particularly for patients with congestive heart failure. One procedure involves providing a valve to form a passageway through the patient's left ventricular wall at the apex of ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369901 | Myocardial lead and lead system An implantable myocardial stimulation lead comprises a lead body having a distal end and a proximal end, and an electrical connector carried by the proximal end of the lead body. An electrode header carried by the distal end of the lead body has an axis and includes... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366561 | Robotic trajectory guide A surgical alignment device is shown that is controlled remotely through the use of an actuator, where the actuator in turn controls at least one local adjustment device. The alignment device is suited for neurosurgery, although it is not exclusively limited to neur... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7347866 | Medical stent and related methods A stent includes a conduit defining a lumen; a first malecot adjacent the conduit, where the first malecot includes at least two members having at least one slit therebetween and where the at least one slit is in fluid communication with the lumen; and a second male... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349744 | Cochlear electrode array An implantable tissue-stimulating prosthesis such as a cochlear implant system comprising an elongate carrier member having a distal end, a proximal end, and at least one electrode positioned thereon; at least one electrical conductor extending from one or more of t... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343205 | System and method for insertion of a device into the brain A deep brain stimulation lead system has a medical lead, or similar elongate medical insertion device, securable with a lead lock through a cannula slit, thereby allowing a lead to remain electrically operative and preventing movement of the lead during removal of a... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7329262 | Stereoguide for clamping neurosurgical instruments The present invention relates to apparatus for use in neurosurgery, and to a method of positioning neurosurgical apparatus. The stereoguide comprises first and second guide elements through which instruments are passed along an axis of insertion towards a target and... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328071 | Lead placement device Lead placement apparatus to transmit electrical signals to stimulate selected body tissue includes an introducer handle supporting a tubular outer sheath of flexible resilient material including a rigid section and a deflectable section adjacent the distal end, enab... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7315763 | Cochlear implant electrode and method of making same A cochlear stimulation lead having a pre-curved electrode array is provided. The molding process provides memory to the curved part of the lead. The lead may be made having a stylet insertion channel that extends from a slightly curved or substantially straight sect... | 01/01/2008 |
