Compression member suture sleeve

US8249720B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Kevin Verzal · Golden Valley, US
• Adam J. Rivard · Blaine, US
• Mohan Krishnan · Shoreview, US
• G. Shantanu Reddy · Minneapolis, US
• Patsy Coppola · Bedford, US
• Edward L. Dickinson · Littleton, US
• Andrew C. Harvey · Waltham, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 5, 2008
• Grant date: Aug 21, 2012
• Expiry date: Jul 1, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N2001/0582
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An implantable medical system includes a medical lead including an insulating sheath and a conductor and an anchoring device. The anchoring device defines an inner lumen adapted to coaxially receive the medical lead, where the inner lumen has an effective diameter. The anchoring device includes a sleeve including a substantially elongate body defining an outer surface and an inner bore. The anchoring device also has a compression member including a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion between the first and second ends. The compression member is at least partially embedded in the sleeve such that compression of the first and second ends of the compression member toward one another causes the effective diameter of at least a portion of the inner lumen of the anchoring device to reversibly increase.