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7615057 |
Notched cutter for guide catheter removal from lead
A device and method for removing a guide catheter from about a cardiac lead is disclosed. The device includes a blade for slitting the catheter so that the catheter may be removed from the lead....
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7604644 |
Apparatus for securing a therapy delivery device within a burr hole
Apparatus and methods for securing a therapy delivery device relative to a burr hole. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a base that is securable to bone, without the use of fasteners,...
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7588581 |
Placement of chronic micro-catheter device and method
A device and method of placement of a chronic micro-catheter is shown that allows effective guiding of micro-catheters through a host catheter that is later removable while leaving the...
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7585302 |
Instrument for implanting a sensor
An instrument for implanting a sensor in a body part, in which the sensor has at least one cord extending therefrom which is connected to an external device, includes a guide sheath for defining a...
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7580756 |
Methods and apparatus for securing a therapy delivery device within a burr hole
Apparatus and methods for securing a therapy delivery device relative to a burr hole. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a base that is securable to bone, without the use of fasteners,...
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7551951 |
Unitized electrode with three-dimensional multi-site, multi-modal capabilities for detection and control of brain state changes
An electrode with three-dimensional capabilities for detection and control of brain state changes of a subject. The electrode includes a disk portion having an upper surface and a lower surface,...
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7544197 |
Rotatable lead introducer
Minimally invasive introducers and methods that can be used for rotationally securing devices within the human body. Introducers can include a distal element for releasably engaging a lead head...
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7512446 |
Lead fixation tool
A lead fixation tool includes a tapered opening for receiving and guiding a stylet into a lead. The fixation tool also includes an engagement mechanism for gripping a portion of the lead connector...
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7494494 |
Controllable motorized device for percutaneous needle placement in soft tissue target and methods and systems related thereto
Featured is an apparatus that places or locates a proximal end portion of a penetrating member in a target area of a body. Such an apparatus or needle driver is particularly suited for locating a...
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7493178 |
Electrode positioning device for three-axes independent electrode positioning
The present invention disclose a device for electrode positioning. The electrodes are preferably positioned in the XYZ planes for collecting and recording the signals of the cell activity. This...
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7466063 |
Micro manipulator for movement of electrode, driving method thereof, and measuring device of brain signal using the same
A micro manipulator for electrode movement, a driving method thereof, and a brain signal measuring device using the same are provided. The micro manipulator has a guide member having a rectangular...
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7462184 |
Introducer for accessing the coronary sinus of a heart
The invention is defined as a precurved coronary sinus guiding introducer for use in a cardiomyopathic heart comprising a flexible elongated member with a proximal and distal end. The elongated...
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7450997 |
Method of implanting a lead for brain stimulation
Leads and introduction tools are proposed for deep brain stimulation and other applications. Some embodiments of the present invention provide lead designs with which may be placed with a stylet,...
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7421300 |
Implantation of medical device with measurement of body surface potential
Methods of implanting at least one lead for a cardio defibrillator using body surface potential (BSP) electrodes are disclosed. The methods may include installing defibrillation electrodes in a...
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7384422 |
Telescopic, separable introducer and method of using the same
An introducer system is used for implantation of pacemaker leads into the venous system of the human heart through the coronary sinus. The system is comprised of three telescopic components, an...
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7379776 |
Stylet design
A stylet unit is provided for implanting in a body, with the aid of an earlier installed tubular delivery sheath having a lumen with an inner diameter, a lead system including a distal electrode...
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7329262 |
Stereoguide for clamping neurosurgical instruments
The present invention relates to apparatus for use in neurosurgery, and to a method of positioning neurosurgical apparatus. The stereoguide comprises first and second guide elements through which...
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7328071 |
Lead placement device
Lead placement apparatus to transmit electrical signals to stimulate selected body tissue includes an introducer handle supporting a tubular outer sheath of flexible resilient material including a...
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7302300 |
Subcutaneous electrode for transthoracic conduction with highly maneuverable insertion tool
Electrical cardiac therapy devices including electrode assemblies having openings for receiving an electrode insertion tool, and methods of inserting such electrode assemblies. The opening(s) are...
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7288096 |
Apparatus for placement of cardiac defibrillator and pacer
Surgical procedure and surgical instruments include an electrode structure for insertion through tissue superiorly of a subxiphoid incision to a position posterior of an aspect of the sternum and...
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7270669 |
Epicardial lead placement for bi-ventricular pacing using thoracoscopic approach
A method and apparatus for placing an epicardial lead over a desired, predetermined location on the left ventricle using a minimally invasive approach. A thoracoscope having a handle portion and a...
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7235084 |
Deep organ access device and method
Devices and methods provide accurate targeting, placement, and/or stabilization of an electrode or other instrument(s) into the brain or other body organ, such as to treat severe tremor or other...
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7229450 |
Kink resistant introducer with mapping capabilities
An introducer system for use with a pacemaker lead includes a plastic sheath compatible for insertion within a body, a first end configured for insertion into the body with a second end extending...
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7229051 |
Support device for guidewires and catheters and method of use thereof
A support device for supporting at least one medical wire adjacent a supporting surface. The support device comprises a plate-shaped holder portion defining a peripheral edge, the holder portion...
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7181289 |
Epidural nerve root access catheter and treatment methods
Apparatus and methods for accessing and/or treating spinal cord nerve roots.
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7158838 |
Arrangement for implanting a miniaturized cardiac lead having a fixation helix
An introducer system and method for positioning and fixedly engaging a lead at an implantation site that includes a torque transfer sheath, extending from a proximal end to a distal end, receiving...
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7144378 |
Quick-release torquer apparatus for delivering and maintaining a medical guideware
The present invention provides a torquer for maneuvering a medical guidewire during endovascular surgical procedures or the like, which can be easily positioned and re-positioned along the length...
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7090682 |
Method and apparatus for extraction of a subcutaneous electrode
A lead assembly is implanted utilizing a lead introducer inserted within an opening of the lead housing. The lead introducer includes an insertion portion and a handle connected to the insertion...
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7076305 |
Gastric device and instrument system and method
A device, system and method for diagnosing and treating gastric disorders is provided. A functional device resides within the patient's stomach and is secured to the stomach wall by an attachment...
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7063708 |
Insertion tool system for an electrode array
A device ( 10 ) used for inserting an electrode array ( 15 ) into a cochlea of a subject. Particularly, the device ( 10 ) is adapted for insertion of electrode arrays ( 15 ) having an elongate...
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7060024 |
Apparatus for guiding an instrument used with an endoscope
An apparatus for guiding an instrument inserted through an endoscope's instrument channel is provided. The apparatus can attach to an endoscope to guide the position of the end of the instrument,...
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7052473 |
Body insert configuring device having tip portion with expandable joints
A device for configuring a body insert, such as an electrode lead for a stimulation device, has a wire arrangement adapted to be inserted into the interior of the body insert for stiffening and...
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7050858 |
Insertion tool for placement of electrode system inside the cochlear lumen
An insertion tool uses a stylet wire to help guide an electrode system into a cochlea. The insertion tool includes three main elements or parts: a handle, a guide and a slider. The handle is made...
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7033326 |
Systems and methods of implanting a lead for brain stimulation
Leads and introduction tools are proposed for deep brain stimulation and other applications. Some embodiments of the present invention provide lead designs with which may be placed with a stylet,...
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7004948 |
Cranial sealing plug
Various embodiments of a burr hole plug assembly offer significant improvements for allowing lead and/or cannula access through a burr hole drilled through a patient's skull in connection with a...
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6986769 |
Ablation catheter with cooled linear electrode
The ablation catheter is comprised of a guiding catheter and an inner catheter. The guiding catheter is comprised of a shaft section which is attached to an articulating section at its distal end...
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6968238 |
Method for inserting cochlear electrode and insertion tool for use therewith
An implantable electrode system, adapted for insertion into a cochlea, includes an elongate electrode array stored within a sheath. The electrode array has a multiplicity of electrode contacts...
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6904324 |
Method and apparatus for deploying a percutaneous probe
An apparatus for piercing a skin surface, and methods for operating and manufacturing such an apparatus. In one embodiment, the apparatus can include a support housing having an engaging surface to...
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6776765 |
Steerable stylet
A steerable stylet for use within a lumen of an intravascular device includes a stylet assembly and a handle. The stylet assembly has a distal end portion and a proximal end portion and includes a...
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6752812 |
Remote actuation of trajectory guide
A surgical method and apparatus for accurately aligning the trajectory of, guiding of, and introducing or withdrawal of an instrument is disclosed. The apparatus includes a base which has a movable...
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6749574 |
Ventricular catheter with reduced size connector
A sensing and drainage catheter for use in a cranial site includes a reduced diameter connector so that traditional tunneling techniques may be used with the connector-equipped proximal end of the...
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6697677 |
System and method for placing a medical electrical lead
An improved system and method that is capable of delivering multiple electrode assemblies to predetermined implant sites within a body is disclosed. The system includes an elongated member such as...
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6695793 |
Guide catheter for placing cardiac lead
An improved guide catheter provides a distal tip with one or more members that assist a surgeon with locating and inserting the guide catheter through the ostium in the wall of the right atrium...
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6622051 |
Percutaneous electrical therapy system with electrode entry angle control
A percutaneous electrical therapy system with electrode angle of entry control, wherein the system includes a control unit; an electrode electrically connectable to the control unit to deliver...
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6605094 |
Integrated subcutaneous tunneling and carrying tool
A subcutaneous tunneling and carrying tool has a handle, a rod, and a carrier. The tool is used in connection with the implantation of electrical stimulators within the body, and more particularly...
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6582441 |
Surgical insertion tool
A tool is provided for facilitating determining a proper location for an implantable device or medication, and for then delivering the implant to the precise location determined with the tool. To...
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6544270 |
Multi-lumen cardiac catheter and system
A system which includes a catheter and at least a first and second lead, where the catheter includes an elongate catheter body having at least two lumens through which the first and second leads...
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6512958 |
Percutaneous medical probe and flexible guide wire
A medical instrument for obtaining access to a site within the body directly inserted through the skin or through an incision in the skin to enable introduction of further medical instruments to...
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6482182 |
Anchoring system for a brain lead
A brain lead anchoring system is described which allows for installation of a brain stimulation lead or a drug delivery catheter without the lead or catheter ever being unsupported during...
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6459918 |
Brain electrode securing device
The present invention relates to a device for inserting a brain electrode which makes it easy to install the device and to insert the brain electrode and yet allows the electrode to be inserted...
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