Lead stabilization devices and methods
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Abstract
Devices and methods for stabilizing a lead in a cardiac vein.
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21 Claims
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1-20. -20. (canceled)
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21. A method for stabilizing an electrical lead in a cardiac vein, comprising:
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providing an electrical lead having a lumen extending therethrough, the lead including one or more distal electrodes connected via wires in the lead to a pulse generator; providing an elongate device including a stent and a tether connected thereto; delivering the elongate device into the vein and deploying the stent; advancing the lead over the tether into the vein such that the tether extends through the lumen of the lead and the stent is disposed distally of the lead, wherein the tether is connected to a portion of the stent causing the one or more distal electrodes of the lead to lie against and establish electrical contact with the vein.
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