Star suture sleeve
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1. A suture sleeve for an implantable lead body comprising:
- a. a tubular body of a certain length further comprising an outside surface and an inner lumen;
b. said outside surface comprising at least one circumferential groove adapted to receive a suture; and
c. said inner lumen being defined by a sleeve wall and configured to reduce contact friction between the sleeve and the implantable lead and reduce the force necessary to secure the sleeve to the lead.
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Abstract
A tubular, suture sleeve to efficiently position and secure an implantable lead is disclosed. The sleeve comprises an outside surface and an inner lumen traversing the length of the sleeve. The outside surface comprises at least one circumferential groove adapted to receive a suture. The inner lumen comprises a star-like shaped or grooved bore. The unique shape of the lumen allows a surgeon to smoothly and easily slide the sleeve along the longitudinal axis of an implantable lead and reduces the risk of cutting through the sleeve and damaging the lead when securing the sleeve to the lead with a suture.
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1. A suture sleeve for an implantable lead body comprising:
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a. a tubular body of a certain length further comprising an outside surface and an inner lumen;
b. said outside surface comprising at least one circumferential groove adapted to receive a suture; and
c. said inner lumen being defined by a sleeve wall and configured to reduce contact friction between the sleeve and the implantable lead and reduce the force necessary to secure the sleeve to the lead. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 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, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A suture sleeve for an implantable lead body comprising:
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a. a tubular body further comprising an outside surface and an inner lumen;
b. said outside surface comprising three circumferential grooves, each adapted to receive a suture; and
c. a length of said inner lumen being configured in a star-like shape to reduce contact friction between the sleeve and the implantable lead, preserve structural rigidity and conform to the shape of the lead body to facilitate securing the suture sleeve to the lead. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A suture sleeve for an implantable lead body comprising:
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a. a tubular body further comprising an outside surface and an inner lumen;
b. said tubular body further comprising a slit traversing a longitudinal axis of the tubular body and adapted to receive a lead body there through into the lumen of the tubular body;
c. said outside surface comprising three circumferential grooves, each adapted to receive a suture; and
d. a length of said inner lumen being configured in a star-like shape to reduce contact friction between the sleeve and the implantable lead, preserve structural rigidity and conform to the shape of the lead body to facilitate securing the suture sleeve to the lead, said star-like shaped lumen traversing a length of the tubular body equivalent to the length of the outside surface comprising the circumferential grooves.
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