Implantable anchor with locking arm

• US 8,140,172 B1
• Filed: 07/13/2009
• Issued: 03/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Advanced Neuromodulation Systems Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Advanced Neuromodulation Systems Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Inventors: Jones, Robert E, Huang, Joy
• Primary Examiner(s): Schaetzle, Kennedy
• Application Number:
  US12/502,068
• Time in Patent Office: 981 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 607/126
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14276 specially adapted for implantation
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/05 for implantation or insertion into the body, e.g. heart electrode A61N1/06 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/0558 Anchoring or fixation means therefor

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.

Claims

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.

2. The implantable anchor of claim 1, further comprising a second lumen in communication with the access opening.

3. The implantable anchor of claim 1 wherein the arm is coupled to the body with a pin.

4. The implantable anchor of claim 1 wherein the arm is coupled to the body with a flexible body portion.

5. The implantable anchor of claim 1, wherein the arm rotates about an axis which is generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the body.

6. The implantable anchor of claim 1, further comprising:

a locking indent defined within the interior surface of the body; and

wherein the engagement mechanism comprises a protrusion adapted to engage the locking indent.

7. The implantable anchor of claim 1, further comprising an interior cavity intersecting the lumen and sized to house a portion of the locking feature.

8. The implantable anchor of claim 7, wherein the locking opening extends from the interior cavity to an exterior side of the body.

9. The implantable anchor of claim 1, wherein the body comprises:

a first strain relief portion having a first strain relief lumen;

a second strain relief portion having a second strain relief lumen; and

a center portion housing the longitudinal lumen and coupled to the first strain relief portion on a first end and coupled to the second strain relief portion on a second end such that the first strain relief lumen and the second strain relief lumen are longitudinally aligned with the longitudinal lumen.

10. The implantable anchor of claim 9, wherein the first strain relief portion and the second strain relief portion are formed from a first material and the center portion is formed from a second material, and the first material is flexible relative to the second material.

11. The implantable anchor of claim 1, wherein the arm rotates about an axis which is generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the body.

12. The implantable anchor of claim 1, further comprising features defined in the interior surface sized to engage the surface of the lead such that the lead is restrained relative to the body.

13. The implantable anchor of claim 1 further comprising:

a first bore defined within a portion of the body proximal to the access opening, and

a second bore defined within the arm and aligned with the first bore when the arm is in the first position to facilitate suturing of the implantable anchor to tissue.

14. An implantable anchor for permanently anchoring a medical lead comprising:

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.

15. The implantable anchor of claim 14, further comprising a locking opening defined within the interior cavity on a surface opposed to the access opening, and wherein the locking finger is sized to extend through the interior cavity and into the locking opening.

16. The implantable anchor of claim 14, further comprising:

a locking indent defined within an interior surface of the longitudinal body and in communication with the first and second lumens; and

wherein the engagement mechanism comprises a protrusion adapted to engage the locking indent.

17. An implantable anchor for permanently anchoring a medical lead comprising:

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.

18. The implantable anchor of claim 17, wherein the arm rotates about an axis which is generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the body.

19. The implantable anchor of claim 17, further comprising a second longitudinal lumen defined within the body sized to receive a medical lead.