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Steering an implantable medical lead via a rotational coupling to a stylet

  • US 10,035,014 B2
  • Filed: 04/27/2010
  • Issued: 07/31/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of guiding an implantable medical lead, comprising:

  • inserting a stylet with a distal guide bend into a lumen of the implantable medical lead to rotationally couple the stylet to an elongated insulative body of the lead that provides a length of the lead, that provides a coupling feature that engages the stylet, and that defines the lumen such that imparting rotation directly to the implantable medical lead at one or more points along the length imparts rotation to the stylet; and

    directing the implantable medical lead in a desired direction by imparting rotation directly to the implantable lead to cause rotation of the stylet to a desired rotational position, wherein the distal guide bend urges the implantable medical lead in the desired direction; and

    applying insertion force to the implantable medical lead.

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