Implantable medical device delivery system with integrated sensor
First Claim
1. A delivery and deployment device configured to deliver an implantable medical device (IMD) to a chamber of a patient'"'"'s heart and deploy the IMD therein, the delivery and deployment device comprising:
- a handle assembly;
a shaft extending distally from the handle assembly, the shaft including a distal region;
a device containment housing coupled to the distal region of the shaft and extending distally therefrom, the device containment housing configured to accommodate at least part of the IMD therein;
a plurality of electrodes distributed about an exterior surface of the device containment housing such that at least some of the plurality of electrodes may be positioned to test a potential IMD deployment location defined by the device containment housing before deploying the IMD; and
a plurality of electrical conductors operably coupled with the plurality of electrodes and extending proximally back along the shaft toward the handle assembly, the plurality of electrical conductors having proximal ends configured to be operably coupled to a testing device, wherein the testing device is configured to deliver electrical stimulation pulses to the at least some of the plurality of electrodes to test the potential IMD deployment location defined by the device containment housing before deploying the IMD.
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Abstract
A delivery and deployment device may include a handle assembly and a shaft extending distally from the handle assembly. A device containment housing may be coupled to a distal region of the shaft and may extend distally therefrom. The distal containment housing may be configured to accommodate at least a portion of the IMD therein. The IMD may, for example, be a leadless pacemaker, a lead, a neurostimulation device, a sensor or any other suitable IMD. A plurality of electrodes may be distributed about an exterior surface of the device containment housing such that at least some of the plurality of electrodes may be positioned to test a potential IMD deployment location before deploying the IMD.
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1. A delivery and deployment device configured to deliver an implantable medical device (IMD) to a chamber of a patient'"'"'s heart and deploy the IMD therein, the delivery and deployment device comprising:
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a handle assembly; a shaft extending distally from the handle assembly, the shaft including a distal region; a device containment housing coupled to the distal region of the shaft and extending distally therefrom, the device containment housing configured to accommodate at least part of the IMD therein; a plurality of electrodes distributed about an exterior surface of the device containment housing such that at least some of the plurality of electrodes may be positioned to test a potential IMD deployment location defined by the device containment housing before deploying the IMD; and a plurality of electrical conductors operably coupled with the plurality of electrodes and extending proximally back along the shaft toward the handle assembly, the plurality of electrical conductors having proximal ends configured to be operably coupled to a testing device, wherein the testing device is configured to deliver electrical stimulation pulses to the at least some of the plurality of electrodes to test the potential IMD deployment location defined by the device containment housing before deploying the IMD. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An IMD implantation device configured to deliver an implantable medical device (IMD) to a chamber of a patient'"'"'s heart and deploy the IMD therein, the IMD implantation device comprising:
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a handle assembly; a shaft extending distally from the handle assembly, the shaft including a distal region; a device containment housing coupled to the distal region of the shaft and extending distally therefrom, the device containment housing configured to accommodate at least part of the IMD therein; a deployment member extending through the shaft, the deployment member configured to apply a deployment force to the IMD in order to move the IMD from the device containment housing to deploy the IMD in the patient'"'"'s heart; a plurality of electrodes distributed about an exterior surface of the device containment housing such that at least some of the plurality of electrodes may be positioned to test a potential IMD deployment location defined by the device containment housing before deploying the IMD; and a plurality of electrical conductors operably coupled with the plurality of electrodes and extending proximally back along the shaft toward the handle assembly, the plurality of electrical conductors having proximal ends configured to be operably coupled to a testing device, wherein the testing device is configured to deliver electrical stimulation pulses to the at least some of the plurality of electrodes to test the potential IMD deployment location defined by the device containment housing before deploying the IMD. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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