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Lead extraction system for transvenous defibrillation leads and for endocardial pacing leads

  • US 5,620,451 A
  • Filed: 04/25/1995
  • Issued: 04/15/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A lead extraction system comprisinga coiled, flexible ribbon having a distal end and a proximal end, said flexible ribbon forming a tube adapted to fit over an implanted lead, successive turns of said ribbon lying adjacent one another and spaced apart from one another such that said lead can be passed between two successive turns of said ribbon from an outside of said tube to an inside thereof, and means attached to said distal end of said ribbon for severing fibrous ingrowth surrounding said lead.

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