Self-clamping anchoring sleeve
US5735891A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 2, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2001/0582
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cardiac stimulator lead and sleeve for anchoring the lead at its point of entry into a vein. More particularly, the present invention comprises a helical coil made of a resilient material that is capable of being uncoiled and wrapped around the lead and/or the vein such that it is biased to resume its fully coiled state and thereby frictionally engages the vein and or lead and functions as an anchoring device for the lead.
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