DELIVERY DEVICE FOR IMPLANTABLE SENSORS
First Claim
1. A delivery system for an implantable medical device including a tether retaining feature having a bore, the delivery system comprising:
- a connector having a top surface, a bottom surface, a rail extending in a proximal direction from the connector, and an aperture sized to receive the tether retaining feature and reduce movement of the connector with respect to the implantable medical device in a plane parallel to the aperture; and
a tether sized to fit within the bore of the tether retaining feature;
wherein the tether acts against the top surface of the connector to retain the bottom surface of the connector proximal to the implantable medical device when the tether is located within the bore of the tether retaining feature.
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Abstract
A delivery system for an implantable medical device including a tether retaining feature having a bore. The system includes a connector having a top surface, a bottom surface, a rail extending in a proximal direction from the connector, and an aperture sized to receive the tether retaining feature and reduce movement of the connector with respect to the implantable medical device in a plane parallel to the aperture. A tether is sized to fit within the bore of the tether retaining feature. The tether acts against the top surface of the connector to retain the bottom surface of the connector proximal to the implantable medical device when the tether is located within the bore of the tether retaining feature. A method for delivering an implantable medical device including a tether retaining feature.
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20 Claims
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1. A delivery system for an implantable medical device including a tether retaining feature having a bore, the delivery system comprising:
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a connector having a top surface, a bottom surface, a rail extending in a proximal direction from the connector, and an aperture sized to receive the tether retaining feature and reduce movement of the connector with respect to the implantable medical device in a plane parallel to the aperture; and a tether sized to fit within the bore of the tether retaining feature; wherein the tether acts against the top surface of the connector to retain the bottom surface of the connector proximal to the implantable medical device when the tether is located within the bore of the tether retaining feature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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- 14. A delivery system for an implantable medical device including a tether retaining feature, the delivery system comprising a connector having an aperture sized to receive the tether retaining feature and a tether sized to fit within the tether retaining feature to releasably couple the connector to the implantable medical device.
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19. A method for delivering an implantable medical device including a tether retaining feature, the method comprising:
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inserting the tether retaining feature into an aperture of a connector; releaseably coupling the connector to the implantable medical device by inserting a tether into the tether retaining feature; positioning the implantable medical device within a patient; deploying an anchor coupled to the implantable medical device; releasing the connector from the implantable medical device by sliding the tether through a bore of the tether retaining feature; and removing the connector. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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