Implantable medical device tool and method of use
AssigneeAngioDynamics, Inc.
InventorsMichael E. Elbe, A. David Smith
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Abstract
A medical device tool for use in combination with an implantable medical device that is capable of being subcutaneously implanted in a patient. The tool has a unitary body having an upper portion and a lower portion and a proximal end and a distal end which has a working section having a leading peripheral edge, an intermediate section having a rounded outer edge, and a handle portion that is positioned at the proximal end of the tool and is capable of being maneuvered. The tool is configured for selective receipt of an implantable medical device.
Claims12
A medical device tool for use in combination with an implantable medical device to be subcutaneously implanted in a patient, comprising:
- a unitary body having an upper portion and a lower portion and a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end of the unitary body comprises a working section having a leading peripheral edge, wherein the unitary body further comprises:
- an intermediate section connected to the working section, the intermediate section having a rounded outer edge;
- and
- a handle portion formed from at least a portion of the intermediate section, wherein the handle extends longitudinally to the proximal end of the tool,
- wherein the tool is configured for selective receipt of the implantable medical device.
A method for subcutaneously implanting a medical device in a patient, wherein the method comprises:
- providing a dissection tool having a blunt, non-traumatic leading edge,
- advancing the blunt, non-traumatic leading edge of the tool through a patient's tissue to form a subcutaneous pocket within the patient having an outer perimeter substantially corresponding to an outer geometrical profile of the blunt, non-traumatic leading peripheral edge of the tool;
- and
- implanting the implantable medical device within the formed subcutaneous pocket.
A kit comprising:
- an implantable medical device,
- an implantable medical device dissection tool comprising:
- a unitary body having an upper portion and a lower portion and a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end of the unitary body comprises a working section having a leading peripheral edge, wherein the unitary body further comprises:
- an intermediate section connected to the working section, the intermediate section having a rounded outer edge;
- and
- a handle portion formed from at least a portion of the intermediate section, wherein the handle extends longitudinally to the proximal end of the tool,
- wherein the implantable medical device dissection tool has an outer leading peripheral edge corresponding to the outer geometrical profile of the implantable medical device, and
- a container capable of containing the implantable medical device and the implantable medical device dissection tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.