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US 2013/0085513 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for implanting and securing the position of implantable medical device
OwnerRichard B. Northinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for facilitating the implantation and secure positioning of implantable medical devices within a subcutaneous pocket formed by a surgeon within the patient. Such apparatus and method are configured to address the above-described challenges of containing implantable medical devices within such subcutaneous pockets, and the spring-like leads or catheters that may be attached to them, during implantation.
Claims20
An implantable medical device comprising:
- a housing;
- at least one channel extending into said housing;
- and
- a retaining appliance removably positioned within said channel, said retaining appliance having a connecting arm configured to fit within and remain removably held within said at least one channel, and a retaining arm attached to said connecting arm and extending away from said connecting arm at an angle to said connecting arm.
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An implantable medical device comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a plurality of suture engaging members each configured to receive a portion of a suture therein, wherein said suture engaging members are positioned with respect to one another such that tightening a suture that engages both of said suture engaging members and extends through tissue within a patient's body against which said housing is to be implanted will cause said housing to be pulled against said tissue.
A method for securing the position of an implantable medical device, comprising:
- providing an implantable medical device, said implantable medical device further comprising a housing and a plurality of suture engaging members each configured to receive a portion of a suture therein, wherein said suture engaging members are positioned with respect to one another such that tightening a suture that engages both of said suture engaging members and extends through tissue within a patient's body against which said housing is to be implanted will cause said housing to be pulled against said tissue;
- forming a subcutaneous pocket in a patient's body having an interior pocket wall;
- placing a suture through said back wall of said pocket;
- removing a sewing needle from said suture so as to provide two free ends of said suture;
- tying said free ends of said suture to cause said suture to form a tightenable suture loop;
- inserting portions of said tightenable suture loop into said suture engaging members;
- and
- tightening said suture loop so as to draw said implantable medical device into a final implanted position within said pocket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.