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US 10,743,960 B2Granted
Cardiac arrhythmia treatment devices and delivery
AssigneeAtaCor Medical, Inc.
InventorsRick Sanghera, Alan Marcovecchio, Sean P. McGeehan
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Abstract
Systems, methods and devices to facilitate insertion of a lead for cardiac therapy into an intercostal space associated with the cardiac notch of a patient are described including devices, methods and medical procedure templates to facilitate insertion proximate to a lateral margin of the patient's sternum.
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A method comprising:
- placing a medical procedure guide on the patient and utilizing the medical procedure guide to identify a location for inserting a lead;
- utilizing the medical procedure guide to determine of a presence or an absence of interposed lung;
- inserting a lead for cardiac therapy into an intercostal space associated with the cardiac notch of the patient;
- and
- advancing a distal end of the lead through the intercostal space.
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A method comprising:
- placing a medical procedure guide on the patient and utilizing the medical procedure guide to identify a location for inserting a lead;
- utilizing the medical procedure guide to determine a distance between a sternal margin and a thoracic vein or a thoracic artery;
- inserting a lead for cardiac therapy into an intercostal space associated with the cardiac notch of the patient;
- and
- advancing a distal end of the lead through the intercostal space.
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A method comprising:
- placing a medical procedure guide on a patient and utilizing the medical procedure guide to identify a location for inserting a lead;
- utilizing imaging markers on the medical procedure guide to determine a proper depth of insertion for a cardiac therapy lead;
- inserting a lead for cardiac therapy into an intercostal space associated with the cardiac notch of the patient;
- and
- advancing a distal end of the lead through the intercostal space.
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A method comprising:
- placing a medical procedure guide on a patient and utilizing the medical procedure guide to identify a location for inserting a lead;
- utilizing the medical procedure guide to determine a distance between a posterior surface of a sternum and a pericardium;
- inserting a lead for cardiac therapy into an intercostal space associated with the cardiac notch of the patient;
- and
- advancing a distal end of the lead through the intercostal space.
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A method comprising:
- placing a medical procedure guide on a patient and utilizing the medical procedure guide to identify a location for inserting a lead;
- utilizing the medical procedure guide to determine the patient's sternum thickness;
- inserting a lead for cardiac therapy into an intercostal space associated with the cardiac notch of the patient;
- advancing a distal end of the lead through the intercostal space.
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