ANCHORS INCLUDING RIGID BODIES DEFINING FULL LENGTH SLOTS FOR USE WITH IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEADS
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1. An anchor for an implantable medical lead, comprising:
- an elastic body defining a passageway; and
a deflectable rigid body within the passageway of the elastic body, the rigid body defining at least a portion of a lead passageway extending from a first end of the rigid body to a second end of the rigid body, the rigid body having a longitudinal free edge extending from the first end to the second end.
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Abstract
Anchors for use with implantable medical leads include an elastic body containing one or more rigid bodies that have longitudinal free edges. The longitudinal free edges run from end to end to define full length slots. Partial length slots may also be included within the one or more rigid bodies. The full length and partial length slots allow for deflection of the rigid bodies against the body of an implantable medical lead to hold the anchor in place on the lead. The full length slots allow a blade to pass through and cut a slit in the elastic body which allows the anchor to be removed from the lead.
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1. An anchor for an implantable medical lead, comprising:
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an elastic body defining a passageway; and a deflectable rigid body within the passageway of the elastic body, the rigid body defining at least a portion of a lead passageway extending from a first end of the rigid body to a second end of the rigid body, the rigid body having a longitudinal free edge extending from the first end to the second end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of anchoring an implantable medical lead, comprising:
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sliding an anchor installation tool onto a free end of the medical lead and along the lead body until reaching a desired location on the lead body, with an anchor disposed on the anchor installation tool, the anchor including an elastic body defining a passageway and including a deflectable rigid body within the passageway of the elastic body, the rigid body defining at least a portion of a lead passageway extending from a first end of the rigid body to a second end of the rigid body, the rigid body having a longitudinal free edge extending from the first end to the second end, the anchor installation tool being present within the lead passageway; and forcing the anchor off of the anchor installation tool and onto the lead such that the rigid body contacts the lead such that the anchor is held in position on the lead. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of removing an anchor from an implantable medical lead, the anchor including an elastic body defining a passageway and including a deflectable rigid body within the passageway of the elastic body, the rigid body defining at least a portion of a lead passageway extending from a first end of the rigid body to a second end of the rigid body, the rigid body having a longitudinal free edge extending from the first end to the second end, the lead being present within the lead passageway, the method comprising removing the anchor by cutting a slit through the elastic body of the anchor adjacent to the longitudinal free edge.
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