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Implantable medical lead with proximal retrieval wire

  • US 8,892,217 B2
  • Filed: 08/03/2006
  • Issued: 11/18/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An assembly comprising:

  • a medical lead including;

    a flexible lead body having a distal end and a proximal end,one or more electrodes disposed near the distal end of the lead body, anda lead connector having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the lead connector being engaged to the proximal end of the lead body and including one or more electrical contacts;

    a flexible retrieval wire that extends through the lead connector and from the proximal end of the lead connector,wherein the medical lead is configured to be positioned within a patient with the retrieval wire securely attached to a section of the medical lead to facilitate moving the medical lead, with the retrieval wire securely attached to the section of the medical lead, into a position such that the electrodes are adjacent a target tissue of the patient; and

    a needle attached to a distal end of the retrieval wire, wherein the needle allows for lead implantation.

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