Delivery and retrieval system for a medical device

2:

• The medical system of claim 1, wherein the receptacle wall defines an inner surface defining the receptacle volume and an outer surface opposite the inner surface, wherein the receptacle electrode extends from the outer surface to the inner surface.

3:

• The medical system of claim 1, wherein the receptacle electrode is embedded within the receptacle wall.

4:

• The medical system of claim 1, wherein the receptacle wall at least partially surrounds a receptacle axis defined by the receptacle device and extending through the receptacle volume, and wherein the receptacle wall defines one or more support surfaces configured to limit movement of the receptacle electrode in at least one of a direction radial to the receptacle axis or a direction parallel to the receptacle axis.

5:

• The medical system of claim 1,
• wherein the delivery catheter is attached to a proximal portion of the receptacle device, wherein a distal end of the receptacle device defines a receptacle opening which opens into the receptacle volume, and
• wherein the receptacle opening is configured to allow the implantable medical device to pass therethrough.

6:

• The medical system of claim 1, wherein the receptacle wall is configured to establish a displacement between the receptacle electrode and a device electrode of the implantable medical device when the receptacle volume receives the portion of the implantable medical device.

7:

• The medical system of claim 1, wherein the receptacle electrode defines an inner electrode face facing toward the receptacle volume and an outer electrode face facing away from the receptacle volume, the outer electrode face configured to receive the signal from the environment surrounding the exterior of the receptacle device, wherein the receptacle electrode configured to conduct the signal from the outer electrode face to the inner electrode face.

9:

• The medical system of claim 7, wherein the inner electrode face extends more proximally than the outer electrode face.

10:

• The medical system of claim 1, wherein the receptacle device defines an outer perimeter at least partially surrounding a receptacle axis defined by the receptacle device and extending through the receptacle volume, and wherein the receptacle electrode extends at least partially around the outer perimeter.

11:

• The medical system of claim 1, further comprising a delivery system including a delivery system body, wherein:
• a distal portion of the delivery system body is configured to extend through the delivery lumen and into the receptacle volume, the distal portion of the delivery system is configured to engage with the implantable medical device, and
• the delivery system body is configured to slidably translate within the delivery lumen to cause the implantable medical device to translate within the receptacle volume in a distal direction or a proximal direction relative to the receptacle wall.

12:

• The medical system of claim 11, wherein the delivery system body includes a delivery system electrode configured to receive the signal from the receptacle electrode when the distal portion of the delivery system body extends through the delivery lumen.

13:

• The medical system of claim 1, further comprising the implantable medical device, wherein the implantable medical device comprises a device electrode configured to receive the signal from the receptacle electrode when the implantable medical device is positioned within the receptacle volume,
• wherein the implantable medical device mechanically supports processing circuitry, and
• wherein the device electrode is configured to communicate the signal to the processing circuitry when the device electrode receives the signal from the receptacle electrode.

15:

• The method of claim 14, further comprising conducting, using the receptacle electrode, the signal from an outer electrode face facing away from the receptacle volume to an inner electrode face facing toward the receptacle volume.

16:

• The method of claim 14, further comprising:
• establishing, using the receptacle wall, a displacement between the receptacle electrode and a device electrode of the implantable medical device when the receptacle volume receives the portion of the implantable medical device.

17:

• The method of claim 16, further comprising:
• establishing the displacement using a standoff ridge defined by the receptacle wall, wherein the standoff ridge extends toward a receptacle axis defined by the receptacle device and extending through the receptacle volume.

19:

• The medical system of claim 1, wherein the receptacle electrode is configured to contact a device electrode of the implantable medical device when the receptacle volume receives the portion of the implantable medical device.

20:

• The medical system of claim 1, wherein the receptacle wall comprises a first material having a first conductivity and the receptacle electrode comprises a second material having a second conductivity, wherein the second conductivity is greater than the first conductivity.