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US 10,881,428 B2Granted
Shaped lead introducer for epidural space
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorsPhillip C. Falkner, Eric H. Bonde, John B. Horrigan
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Abstract
A shaped lead introducer being elastically deflectable and having a pre-set shape end portion and forming a pre-set angle for implanting leads into an epidural space of a patient.
Claims16
A lead introducer for implanting a lead in an epidural space, the lead introducer comprising:
- a cannula body defining a lumen extending from a proximal end to a distal end;
- a hub fixed to the proximal end;
- a distal end portion of the cannula body being elastically deflectable and having a pre-set shape forming a pre-set angle in a range from 60 to 90 degrees in a relaxed state, wherein the distal end portion has a lower shore hardness value than a proximal end portion of the cannula body.
A lead introducer system for implanting a lead in an epidural space, the lead introducer system comprising:
- a lead introducer according to any of the preceding claims;
- an introducer needle configured to be slidingly received within the lead introducer lumen;
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- a lead body configured to be slidingly received within the lead introducer lumen.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.