SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RETRIEVAL OF AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
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1. A medical device system, comprising:
- an implantable medical device having a fixation member operatively coupled to said housing having an engaged state configured to engage tissue of a patient, said medical device being magnetically attractable;
a catheter having a lumen and a distal portion configured for insertion in a proximity of said implantable medical device; and
a magnetic element being configured to pass through said lumen of said catheter and to magnetically engage said implantable medical device when inserted toward said distal portion of said catheter.
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Abstract
System and method for extracting an implantable medical device. An implantable medical device has a fixation member operatively coupled to the housing having an engaged state configured to engage tissue of a patient, the medical device being magnetically attractable. A catheter has a lumen and a distal portion configured for insertion in proximity of the implantable medical device. A magnetic element is configured to pass through the lumen of the catheter and to magnetically engage the implantable medical device when inserted toward the distal portion of the catheter.
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1. A medical device system, comprising:
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an implantable medical device having a fixation member operatively coupled to said housing having an engaged state configured to engage tissue of a patient, said medical device being magnetically attractable; a catheter having a lumen and a distal portion configured for insertion in a proximity of said implantable medical device; and a magnetic element being configured to pass through said lumen of said catheter and to magnetically engage said implantable medical device when inserted toward said distal portion of said catheter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A medical device extraction system for a implantable medical device having a fixation member operatively coupled to said housing having an engaged state configured to engage tissue of a patient, said medical device being magnetically attractable, comprising:
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a catheter having a lumen and a distal portion configured for insertion in a proximity of said implantable medical device; and a magnetic element being configured to pass through said lumen of said catheter and to magnetically engage said implantable medical device when inserted toward said distal portion of said catheter. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of extracting a magnetically attractable implantable medical device having a fixation member operatively coupled to said housing having an engaged state configured to engage tissue of a patient, comprising the steps of:
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inserting a catheter having a lumen and a distal portion in proximity of said implantable medical device; and inserting a magnetic element through said lumen of said catheter; magnetically engaging said implantable medical device when said magnetic element is inserted toward said distal portion of said catheter; and removing said implantable medical device by extracting said magnetic element. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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