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Lead locking device and method

  • US 6,167,315 A
  • Filed: 04/05/1999
  • Issued: 12/26/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/05/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A lead locking device, comprising:

  • a lead engaging member having a distal end and a proximal end, said lead engaging member defining a lumen extending along a longitudinal axis between said distal end and said proximal end; and

    a mandrel disposed in said lumen and attached to said distal end of said lead engaging member, said mandrel extending along substantially an entire length of said lumen and protruding beyond a most proximal end of said lead engaging member,wherein said lead engaging member has a first configuration adapted to be inserted into a lumen of a lead and a second configuration adapted to engage said lead from within said lumen of said lead, andwherein said lead engaging member is adapted to engage said lead along at least about 19.5 cm of said lumen of said lead for removal of said lead.

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