IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE FIXATION TESTING
First Claim
1. A kit for implanting an implantable medical device within a patient, the kit comprising:
- a delivery catheter including an inner member and an outer member;
the implantable medical device, wherein the implantable medical device is adjacent the inner member and constrained by the outer member;
a force sensor in mechanical communication with the implantable medical device via the inner member, wherein the force sensor collects force feedback data representing force applied by the inner member on the implantable medical device; and
a user communication module configured to deliver force feedback information corresponding to the force feedback data collected by the force sensor to a user.
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Abstract
In one example, this disclosure includes a kit for implanting an implantable medical device within a patient. The kit comprises a delivery catheter including an inner member and an outer member. The kit further comprises the implantable medical device. The implantable medical device is adjacent the inner member and constrained by the outer member. The kit further comprises a force sensor in mechanical communication with the implantable medical device via the inner member. The force sensor collects force feedback data representing force applied by the inner member on the implantable medical device. The kit further comprises a user communication module configured to deliver force feedback information corresponding to the force feedback data collected by the force sensor to a user.
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29 Claims
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1. A kit for implanting an implantable medical device within a patient, the kit comprising:
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a delivery catheter including an inner member and an outer member; the implantable medical device, wherein the implantable medical device is adjacent the inner member and constrained by the outer member; a force sensor in mechanical communication with the implantable medical device via the inner member, wherein the force sensor collects force feedback data representing force applied by the inner member on the implantable medical device; and a user communication module configured to deliver force feedback information corresponding to the force feedback data collected by the force sensor to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A catheter for implanting an implantable medical device within a patient, the catheter comprising:
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an inner member configured to apply a force to the implantable medical device; an outer member configured to constrain the implantable medical device; a force sensor configured to collect force feedback data representing force applied by the inner member on the implantable medical device; and a user communication module configured to deliver force feedback information corresponding to the force feedback data collected by the force sensor to a user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of implanting an implantable medical device within a patient comprising:
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deploying the implantable medical device from a catheter to a location within the patient, the catheter including a force sensor in mechanical communication with the implantable medical device; receiving an indication of a holding force of the implantable medical device, wherein the indication of the holding force corresponds to force feedback data collected by the force sensor; and fully releasing the implantable medical device from the catheter at the location within the patient after determining the implantable medical device is adequately fixated at the location within the patient, wherein determining the implantable medical device is adequately fixated at the location within the patient comprises evaluating whether the implantable medical device is adequately fixated at the location within the patient based on the indication of the holding force of the implantable medical device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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