MEDICAL LEAD IMPLANTATION
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1. A medical lead introducer comprising:
- a shank;
a carrier structure on the shank configured to engage a mating carrier structure of a medical lead during a lead introduction procedure; and
a blunt dissection element located on a distal end of the shank,wherein the blunt dissection element is configured to shield at least a distal portion of the medical lead when the medical lead is engaged by the carrier structure during the lead introduction procedure.
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Abstract
A medical lead introducer comprises a shank, a carrier structure on the shank configured to engage a mating carrier structure of a medical lead during a lead introduction procedure, and a blunt dissection element located on a distal end of the shank. The blunt dissection element is configured to shield at least a distal portion of the medical lead when the medical lead is engaged by the carrier structure during the lead introduction procedure. In some embodiments, the medical lead introducer may be part of a kit including the medical lead.
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1. A medical lead introducer comprising:
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a shank; a carrier structure on the shank configured to engage a mating carrier structure of a medical lead during a lead introduction procedure; and a blunt dissection element located on a distal end of the shank, wherein the blunt dissection element is configured to shield at least a distal portion of the medical lead when the medical lead is engaged by the carrier structure during the lead introduction procedure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for introducing a medical lead comprising:
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inserting an assembly into a patient, the assembly comprising; a medical lead introducer including a blunt dissection element located at a distal end of the medical lead introducer, and a medical lead attached to the medical lead introducer; advancing the assembly through tissue of the patient to locate at least a portion of the medical lead proximate to a target tissue site, wherein advancing the assembly causes the blunt dissection element to tunnel through tissue of the patient; detaching the medical lead from the medical lead introducer; and retracting the medical lead introducer leaving a stimulation electrode of the medical lead within the patient proximate to the target tissue site. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A kit to facilitate implantation of a medical lead into a patient comprising:
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the medical lead; and a medical lead introducer comprising; a shank; a carrier structure on the shank configured to engage a mating carrier structure of the medical lead during a lead introduction procedure; and a blunt dissection element located on a distal end of the shank, wherein the blunt dissection element is configured to shield the medical lead when the medical lead is held by the carrier structure during a lead introduction procedure. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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