Method and System for Lead Delivery

An implantable medical lead delivery system comprising:

• an elongate body having a proximal opening, a distal opening and a first continuous channel extending between the proximal opening and the distal opening;
• a suction cup coupled to the elongate body and having a third opening in fluid communication with the first continuous channel;
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• an implantable medical lead having a distal end that is advanced distally through the third opening of the suction cup to intersect tissue drawn into the internal cavity at an angle defined by a geometry of the internal cavity.

A method for delivering an implantable medical lead in a patient, comprising:

• inserting a delivery tool having an elongate body extending between the delivery tool proximal end and the delivery tool distal end through a pathway in the patient to dispose a suction cup of the delivery tool that is coupled to a distal portion of the elongate body in proximity to the epicardium, the suction cup shaped to have an internal cavity and the internal cavity being in fluid communication with a lumen of the elongate body;
• expanding the suction cup from a first configuration to a second configuration;
• disposing a distal opening of the suction cup against the epicardium;
• applying suction through the lumen to draw epicardium tissue adjacent to the suction cup into the internal cavity of the suction cup;
• advancing a medical electrical lead distally through the elongate body to contact the epicardium tissue;
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• coupling the medical electrical lead to the tissue.