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Medical electrode and tool for delivering the electrode

US7957817B1 · kind B1 · utility

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11Claims

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Assignee

PACESETTER, INC. · US

Inventors

Walter Dean Gillespie · Carlsbad, US
David G. Matsuura · Encinitas, US
Gary R. Dulak · Newport Beach, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 4, 2007
Grant date	Jun 7, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 7, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61N1/0556
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a tool for delivering an implantable electrode about a body structure of a patient. In one embodiment, the tool includes a shaft and an electrode tray. The shaft includes a proximal end and a distal end. The electrode tray is articulatably coupled to the distal end and configured to maintain the electrode in an open configuration until the electrode is delivered about the body structure.

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