Insertion and tunneling tool for a subcutaneous wire patch electrode
CA 2070514 C · Owner: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. · Inventors: Heil, John; Wickham, Robert W.; Kadera, James D.
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A tool for subcutaneously implanting a subcutaneous electrode comprising several wire patch electrode segments by way of a single surgical incision. The tunneling tool comprises a stylet and a peel-away sheath. The tunneling tool is inserted into an incision, in a direction which corresponds to the desired placement of an electrode segment. Once the tunneling tool reaches a desired position, the stylet is withdrawn thereby revealing the, interior of the peel-away sheath and a resulting subcutaneous tunnel. The corresponding electrode segment is then inserted into this subcutaneous tunnel, and subsequently implanted in the patient. The implantation procedure is then repeated as many times as …
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- Filed June 4, 1992 and granted September 15, 1998. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 4, 2012.
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