METHOD OF IMPLANTING A SINGLE-CHAMBER LEADLESS INTRA-CARDIAC MEDICAL DEVICE WITH DUAL-CHAMBER FUNCTIONALITY AND SHAPED STABILIZATION INTRA-CARDIAC EXTENSION
First Claim
1. A method of implanting a leadless intra-cardiac medical device (LIMD) entirely within a heart of a patient, wherein the device includes a housing and a stabilizing intra-cardiac device extension connected to the housing, the method comprising:
- navigating the device into the heart with an introducer assembly, the extension held in a collapsed installation shape within the introducer assembly;
positioning the introducer assembly so that the housing is proximate an implant site within the heart;
securely anchoring the housing to the implant site;
separating the introducer assembly and the device thereby allowing the extension to expand to a deployed implanted shape; and
securing the extension within a portion of the heart so that the device is entirely within the heart of the patient.
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Abstract
A leadless intra-cardiac medical device (LIMD) is configured to be implanted entirely within a heart of a patient. The LIMD comprises a housing configured to be securely attached to an interior wall portion of a chamber of the heart, and a stabilizing intra-cardiac (IC) device extension connected to the housing. The stabilizing IC device extension may include a stabilizer arm, and/or an appendage arm, or an elongated body or a loop member configured to be passively secured within the heart.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of implanting a leadless intra-cardiac medical device (LIMD) entirely within a heart of a patient, wherein the device includes a housing and a stabilizing intra-cardiac device extension connected to the housing, the method comprising:
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navigating the device into the heart with an introducer assembly, the extension held in a collapsed installation shape within the introducer assembly; positioning the introducer assembly so that the housing is proximate an implant site within the heart; securely anchoring the housing to the implant site; separating the introducer assembly and the device thereby allowing the extension to expand to a deployed implanted shape; and securing the extension within a portion of the heart so that the device is entirely within the heart of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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