COMPOUND-SHAPED STYLET FOR TORQUE TRANSMISSION
First Claim
1. A medical stylet for use in delivering and anchoring an implantable medical lead to a desired location near or in a patient'"'"'s heart, the medical stylet comprising:
- an inner member, having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion, wherein the distal end portion includes a tip feature, the tip feature configured to rotationally engage a coupling feature at or near a distal end of the implantable medical lead, the coupling feature rotationally coupled to an anchoring mechanism including a fixation feature; and
an outer member defining a lumen along its length, the lumen configured to accept and allow rotation of at least a portion of inner member, the outer member having a predetermined shape and having sufficient stiffness to impart the shape upon the lead, the shape selected to assist in delivery of the lead to the desired implant location;
wherein the inner member has sufficient torsional stiffness to transmit a torque from the proximal end portion to the coupling feature, so as to rotate the anchoring mechanism.
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Abstract
A medical stylet for guiding a lead includes a first elongate member for attachment of the lead to the target tissue, a second elongate member to reshape the lead. The first elongate member of the medical stylet includes a proximal end portion, and a distal end portion wherein the distal end portion of the first elongate member includes a tip feature configured to engage the lead on application of torque externally. The second elongate member defines a lumen along its length. The lumen of the second elongate member can be configured to enclose at least a portion of the first elongate member. The second elongate member can have a pre defined shape. The pre defined shape of the second elongate member allows the lead to be reshaped when inserted into the lead, this reshaped lead now can be guided to an anatomical pass way.
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20 Claims
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1. A medical stylet for use in delivering and anchoring an implantable medical lead to a desired location near or in a patient'"'"'s heart, the medical stylet comprising:
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an inner member, having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion, wherein the distal end portion includes a tip feature, the tip feature configured to rotationally engage a coupling feature at or near a distal end of the implantable medical lead, the coupling feature rotationally coupled to an anchoring mechanism including a fixation feature; and an outer member defining a lumen along its length, the lumen configured to accept and allow rotation of at least a portion of inner member, the outer member having a predetermined shape and having sufficient stiffness to impart the shape upon the lead, the shape selected to assist in delivery of the lead to the desired implant location; wherein the inner member has sufficient torsional stiffness to transmit a torque from the proximal end portion to the coupling feature, so as to rotate the anchoring mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A cardiac lead assembly comprising:
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an implantable medical lead including a lead body having a lead proximal end and a lead distal end and a lead lumen extending therethrough, the lead further including an anchoring mechanism disposed at or near the lead distal end, the anchoring mechanism having a coupling feature and a fixation feature; a stylet for use in guiding the implantable lead to a desired implant site, the stylet comprising; an inner member, having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion, wherein the distal end portion includes a tip feature, the tip feature configured to rotationally engage the coupling feature at or near the distal end of the implantable medical lead; and an outer member defining a stylet lumen along its length, the stylet lumen configured to accept and allow rotation of at least a portion of inner member, the outer member having a predetermined shape and having sufficient stiffness to at least partially impart the shape upon the lead, the shape selected to assist in delivery of the desired implant site; wherein the inner member has sufficient torsional stiffness to transmit a torque from the proximal end portion to the coupling feature, so as to rotate the anchoring mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of placing a lead in an anatomical location, using a medical stylet, the method comprising:
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inserting the medical stylet into a lumen defined by the lead, the medical stylet including an inner member, and an outer member at least partially surrounding the inner member, the outer member configured for providing a shape to the lead in accordance with an anatomical passageway; wherein the lead includes an anchoring mechanism having a coupling feature; guiding the stylet along the anatomical passageway to the anatomical location; and rotating the medical stylet so as to cause the inner member to impart torque upon the coupling feature thereby causing the anchoring mechanism to rotate and engage tissue to anchor the lead at the anatomical location. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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