Method of insertion and implantation of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator canisters
First Claim
1. A method of inserting an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator within a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a cardioverter-defibrillator canister having at least a portion of the cardioverter-defibrillator canister being non planar to maintain the cardioverter-defibrillator canister in a predetermined relationship with respect to a patient'"'"'s heart, subcutaneously over a patient'"'"'s ribcage;
making an incision into the patient; and
advancing the cardioverter-defibrillator canister through the incision and subcutaneously over the patient'"'"'s ribcage;
wherein the incision is made approximately at the level of the cardiac apex.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of inserting an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator within a patient, the method including the steps of providing a cardioverter-defibrillator canister having at least a portion of the cardioverter-defibrillator canister being non planar to maintain the cardioverter-defibrillator canister in a predetermined relationship with respect to a patient'"'"'s heart, subcutaneously over a patient'"'"'s ribcage; making a single incision into the patient; and advancing the cardioverter-defibrillator canister through the single incision and subcutaneously over the patient'"'"'s ribcage.
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107 Claims
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1. A method of inserting an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator within a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a cardioverter-defibrillator canister having at least a portion of the cardioverter-defibrillator canister being non planar to maintain the cardioverter-defibrillator canister in a predetermined relationship with respect to a patient'"'"'s heart, subcutaneously over a patient'"'"'s ribcage;
making an incision into the patient; and
advancing the cardioverter-defibrillator canister through the incision and subcutaneously over the patient'"'"'s ribcage;
wherein the incision is made approximately at the level of the cardiac apex. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of inserting an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator within a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator comprising a housing and an electrode located on the housing, wherein the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator is configured to provide a shocking energy to a patient'"'"'s heart by the electrode;
making an incision into the patient approximately in the left anterior axillary line; and
advancing the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator through the incision and subcutaneously in the area defined between approximately a patient'"'"'s third rib and approximately a patient'"'"'s twelfth rib. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A method of inserting an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator within a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator comprising a housing and an electrode located on the housing, wherein the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator is configured to provide a shocking energy to a patient'"'"'s heart by the electrode;
making an incision into the patient; and
advancing the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator through the incision and subcutaneously in the area defined between approximately a patient'"'"'s third rib and approximately a patient'"'"'s twelfth rib;
wherein the incision is made approximately at the level of the cardiac apex. - View Dependent Claims (61)
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62. A method of inserting an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator within a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator comprising a housing and an electrode located on the housing, wherein the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator is configured to provide a shocking energy to a patient'"'"'s heart by the electrode;
making an incision into the patient; and
advancing the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator through the incision and subcutaneously in the area defined between approximately a patient'"'"'s third rib and approximately a patient'"'"'s twelfth rib;
wherein the cardioverter-defibrillator is advanced medially toward approximately a patient'"'"'s left inframammary crease.
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63. A method of inserting an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator within a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a cardioverter-defibrillator comprising a housing, an electrical circuit located within the housing, and an electrode located on the housing, wherein the cardioverter-defibrillator is configured to maintain the electrode in a predetermined relationship subcutaneously over a patient'"'"'s ribcage;
making a incision into the patient; and
advancing the cardioverter-defibrillator through the incision and subcutaneously over the patient'"'"'s ribcage;
wherein the cardioverter-defibrillator is advanced medially toward approximately a patient'"'"'s left inframammary crease. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93)
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94. A method of inserting an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator within a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a cardioverter-defibrillator comprising a housing, an electrical circuit located within the housing, and an electrode located on the housing, wherein the cardioverter-defibrillator is configured to maintain the electrode in a predetermined relationship subcutaneously over a patient'"'"'s ribcage;
making an incision into the patient; and
advancing the cardioverter-defibrillator through the incision and subcutaneously over the patient'"'"'s ribcage, wherein the incision is made approximately in the left anterior axillary line. - View Dependent Claims (95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107)
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