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US 2017/0304019 A1Published application
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.
Claims22
An apparatus for use in a medical procedure involving a patient comprising:
- a medical procedure guide having a shape configured to overlay portions of an anatomy of the patient;
- alignment markings on the medical procedure guide to facilitate proper placement of the guide on the patient;
- procedure markings on the medical procedure guide to facilitate determination of a position at which to commence a medical procedure;
- and
- imaging markers incorporated with the medical procedure guide to facilitate commencement or completion of the medical procedure in conjunction with imaging.
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A method comprising:
- inserting a lead for cardiac therapy into an intercostal space associated with the cardiac notch of a patient and proximate to a lateral margin of the patient's sternum;
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- advancing a distal end of the lead through the intercostal space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.