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Lead delivery device and method

  • US 8,229,572 B2
  • Filed: 07/01/2009
  • Issued: 07/24/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A lead delivery apparatus comprising:

  • an electrically conductive lead for an implantable medical device;

    a delivery shaft having proximal and distal ends for delivering the lead to a target site;

    a fixator coupled to a distal portion of the delivery shaft;

    a pulley structure coupled to a distal portion of the delivery shaft; and

    an elongated flexible member having first and second portions extending along the member, the second portion coupled to the lead, the first portion coupled to the delivery shaft, the flexible member engaging the pulley structure such that pulling the first portion proximally relative to the delivery shaft moves the lead distally to the target site.

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