Implantable anchor with locking arm
First Claim
1. An implantable anchor for permanently anchoring a medical lead, the anchor comprising:
- a body having a longitudinal lumen;
an access opening defined within a side of the body and in communication with the longitudinal lumen;
a locking opening defined on an interior surface of the body;
an arm having an interior face, the arm rotatably coupled to the body such that the arm is movable from a first position in which the arm covers the access opening to a second position in which the arm does not cover the access opening;
a locking feature protruding from the interior face of the arm and sized to extend into the locking opening; and
an engagement mechanism defined on a surface of the locking feature and adapted to engage a surface to lock the locking feature in place when a portion of the locking feature is positioned into the access opening, the engagement mechanism including a locking indent adapted to engage the medical lead.
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Abstract
There is disclosed various embodiments of an implantable anchor for permanently anchoring a medical lead. The implantable anchor may include a body having a longitudinal lumen, an access opening defined within a side of the body and in communication with the longitudinal lumen, a locking opening defined on an interior surface of the body, an arm having an interior face, the arm rotatably coupled to the body such that the arm is movable from a first position in which the arm covers the access opening to a second position in which the arm does not cover the access opening, and a locking feature protruding from the interior face of the arm and sized to extend into the locking opening.
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19 Claims
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1. An implantable anchor for permanently anchoring a medical lead, the anchor comprising:
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a body having a longitudinal lumen; an access opening defined within a side of the body and in communication with the longitudinal lumen; a locking opening defined on an interior surface of the body; an arm having an interior face, the arm rotatably coupled to the body such that the arm is movable from a first position in which the arm covers the access opening to a second position in which the arm does not cover the access opening; a locking feature protruding from the interior face of the arm and sized to extend into the locking opening; and an engagement mechanism defined on a surface of the locking feature and adapted to engage a surface to lock the locking feature in place when a portion of the locking feature is positioned into the access opening, the engagement mechanism including a locking indent adapted to engage the medical lead. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An implantable anchor for permanently anchoring a medical lead comprising:
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a longitudinal body having a first longitudinal lumen and a second longitudinal lumen; an interior cavity defined within the longitudinal body intersecting the first lumen and the second lumen; an access opening defined within a side of the longitudinal body in communication with the first and second lumen; an arm having an interior face, the arm moveably coupled to the longitudinal body such that the arm is movable from a first position in which the arm covers the access opening to a second position in which the arm does not cover the access opening; and a locking finger protruding from the interior face of the arm and sized to extend through the access opening and into the interior cavity to engage a surface of a lead, wherein the locking finger includes an engagement mechanism to secure the position of the finger relative to the longitudinal body, the engagement mechanism including at least one locking indent defined on a surface of the locking finger and adapted to engage a compliant surface of the lead. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. An implantable anchor for permanently anchoring a medical lead comprising:
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a body having a first longitudinal lumen sized to receive the medical lead; an access opening defined within a side of the body intersecting the first longitudinal lumen; a locking opening defined on an interior surface of the body; an arm having an interior face, the arm moveably coupled to the body such that the arm is movable from a first position in which the arm covers the access opening to a second position in which the arm does not cover the access opening; a locking feature protruding from the interior face of the arm and sized to extend through the access opening and into the locking opening to engage the locking opening; a plurality of surface features defined on the interior face of the arm for restraining the movement of the medical lead relative to the body; a first bore defined within a portion of the body proximal to the access opening; and a second bore defined within the arm, and when the arm is in the first position, is aligned with the first bore creating a feature to facilitate suturing of the implantable anchor to tissue. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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