Compression member suture sleeve
First Claim
1. An implantable medical system comprising:
- a medical lead including an insulating sheath and a conductor; and
an anchoring device defining an inner lumen adapted to coaxially receive the medical lead, the inner lumen having an effective diameter, the anchoring device including;
a sleeve including a substantially elongate, elastomeric body defining an outer surface, the inner lumen extending through the sleeve; and
a compression member including a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion between the first and second ends, the compression member being at least partially embedded in the sleeve such that compression of the first and second ends of the compression member toward one another causes the effective diameter of at least a portion of the inner lumen extending through the sleeve of the anchoring device to reversibly increase in order to permit the anchoring device to slide relative to the lead, wherein the compression member includes a first collar, a second collar, and a plurality of substantially arcuate bands extending between the first and second collars, and each of the first and second collars project radially outward from the outer surface of the sleeve.
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Abstract
An implantable medical system includes a medical lead including an insulating sheath and a conductor and an anchoring device. The anchoring device defines an inner lumen adapted to coaxially receive the medical lead, where the inner lumen has an effective diameter. The anchoring device includes a sleeve including a substantially elongate body defining an outer surface and an inner bore. The anchoring device also has a compression member including a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion between the first and second ends. The compression member is at least partially embedded in the sleeve such that compression of the first and second ends of the compression member toward one another causes the effective diameter of at least a portion of the inner lumen of the anchoring device to reversibly increase.
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14 Claims
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1. An implantable medical system comprising:
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a medical lead including an insulating sheath and a conductor; and an anchoring device defining an inner lumen adapted to coaxially receive the medical lead, the inner lumen having an effective diameter, the anchoring device including; a sleeve including a substantially elongate, elastomeric body defining an outer surface, the inner lumen extending through the sleeve; and a compression member including a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion between the first and second ends, the compression member being at least partially embedded in the sleeve such that compression of the first and second ends of the compression member toward one another causes the effective diameter of at least a portion of the inner lumen extending through the sleeve of the anchoring device to reversibly increase in order to permit the anchoring device to slide relative to the lead, wherein the compression member includes a first collar, a second collar, and a plurality of substantially arcuate bands extending between the first and second collars, and each of the first and second collars project radially outward from the outer surface of the sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An anchoring device for anchoring a medical lead implanted in a patient, the anchoring device comprising:
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a sleeve defining a central longitudinal axis and including a substantially elongate, hollow, tubular, and elastomeric body defining an outer surface and an inner bore having an effective diameter, the inner bore extending through the sleeve; and a compression member defining a central longitudinal axis coaxially aligned with the central longitudinal axis of the sleeve, the compression member including first and second opposing portions exposed from the outer surface of the sleeve and an intermediate portion extending between the first and second portions and defining a second diameter, the compression member adapted such that upon compression of the first and second opposing portions toward one another the second diameter reversibly increases which causes the effective diameter of the inner bore extending through the sleeve to reversibly increase, wherein the compression member includes a first collar, a second collar, and a plurality of substantially arcuate bands extending between the first and second collars, and each of the first and second collars project radially outward from the outer surface of the sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. An anchoring device for anchoring a medical lead implanted in a patient, the anchoring device comprising:
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a sleeve including a substantially elongate, elastomeric body defining an outer surface and an inner bore extending through the sleeve, the inner bore having a diameter; and a compression means for causing the diameter of the inner bore extending through the sleeve to reversibly increase in a direction orthogonal to a major axis of the sleeve, the compression means being at least partially embedded in the sleeve, wherein the compression means includes a first collar, a second collar, and a plurality of substantially arcuate bands extending between and connected to the first collar and the second collar, and each of the first and second collars project radially outward from the outer surface of the sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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