Implantable medical device delivery system with integrated sensor

US10758724B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Brendan Early Koop · Ham Lake, US
• Yinghong Yu · Shoreview, US
• Qi An · Blaine, US
• Keith R. Maile · New Brighton, US
• Pramodsingh Hirasingh Thakur · Woodbury, US
• Bin Mi · Plymouth, US
• Jeffrey E. Stahmann · Ramsey, US
• Viktoria A. Averina · Shoreview, US
• Krzysztof Z. Siejko · Maple Grove, US
• Michael J. Kane · Clinton, US
• Allan C. Shuros · Windom, US
• Arjun D. Sharma · Windom, US
• Brian Soltis · Windom, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 25, 2017
• Grant date: Sep 1, 2020
• Expiry date: Aug 3, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N1/3756
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A delivery and deployment device may include a handle assembly and a shaft extending distally from the handle assembly. A device containment housing may be coupled to a distal region of the shaft and may extend distally therefrom. The distal containment housing may be configured to accommodate at least a portion of the IMD therein. The IMD may, for example, be a leadless pacemaker, a lead, a neurostimulation device, a sensor or any other suitable IMD. A plurality of electrodes may be distributed about an exterior surface of the device containment housing such that at least some of the plurality of electrodes may be positioned to test a potential IMD deployment location before deploying the IMD.