Method of insertion and implantation of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator canisters
First Claim
1. A method of inserting an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator within a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a cardioverter-defibrillator canister having at least a portion of the cardioverter-defibrillator canister being non planar to maintain the cardioverter-defibrillator canister in a predetermined relationship with respect to a patient'"'"'s heart, subcutaneously over a patient'"'"'s ribcage;
making a single incision into the patient; and
advancing the cardioverter-defibrillator canister through the single incision and subcutaneously over the patient'"'"'s ribcage.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of inserting an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator within a patient, the method including the steps of providing a cardioverter-defibrillator canister having at least a portion of the cardioverter-defibrillator canister being non planar to maintain the cardioverter-defibrillator canister in a predetermined relationship with respect to a patient'"'"'s heart, subcutaneously over a patient'"'"'s ribcage; making a single incision into the patient; and advancing the cardioverter-defibrillator canister through the single incision and subcutaneously over the patient'"'"'s ribcage.
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95 Claims
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1. A method of inserting an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator within a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a cardioverter-defibrillator canister having at least a portion of the cardioverter-defibrillator canister being non planar to maintain the cardioverter-defibrillator canister in a predetermined relationship with respect to a patient'"'"'s heart, subcutaneously over a patient'"'"'s ribcage;
making a single incision into the patient; and
advancing the cardioverter-defibrillator canister through the single incision and subcutaneously over the patient'"'"'s ribcage. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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- 2. Wherein the canister has a length of less than 30 centimeters.
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32. A method of inserting an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator within a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator comprising a housing and an electrode located on the housing, wherein the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator is configured to provide a shocking energy to a patient'"'"'s heart by the electrode;
making a single incision into the patient; and
advancing the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator through the single incision and subcutaneously over approximately a patient'"'"'s third rib and approximately a patient'"'"'s twelfth rib. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A method of inserting an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator within a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a cardioverter-defibrillator comprising a housing, an electrical circuit located within the housing, and an electrode located on the housing, wherein the cardioverter-defibrillator is configured to maintain the electrode in a predetermined relationship subcutaneously over a patient'"'"'s ribcage;
making a single incision into the patient; and
advancing the cardioverter-defibrillator through the single incision and subcutaneously over the patient'"'"'s ribcage. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95)
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