Title:
SUBSTERNAL PLACEMENT OF A PACING AND/OR DEFIBRILLATING ELECTRODE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/015366
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
New methods for implanting a cardiac therapy system include implanting a lead of the system substernally anterior of the heart without attaching to the myocardium or pericardium. An illustration includes placement of an anchor beneath the sternum in the vicinity of one of the sternal angle, a location superior of the ventricles, the area bounded by the 2nd or 3rd ribs, and level with the aortic arch. A tension element or tether is attached to the anchor and a lead is introduced over the tension element or tether and secured in a desired position relative to the anchor. Other examples also include implantation, substernally, of a lead without the use of a pre-tunneling tool or sheath over the lead itself, for example by using an advancing tool for pushing the lead into position.
Inventors:
REDDY G SHANTANU (US)
TOCKMAN BRUCE A (US)
TOCKMAN BRUCE A (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2016/043128
Publication Date:
March 02, 2017
Filing Date:
July 20, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CAMERON HEALTH INC (US)
International Classes:
A61B17/34; A61N1/362; A61B17/32; A61N1/05
Foreign References:
| US20140330329A1 | 2014-11-06 | |||
| US20140330287A1 | 2014-11-06 |
Other References:
GUENTHER M ET AL: "Substernal lead implantation: a novel option to manage DFT failure in S-ICD patients", CLINICAL RESEARCH IN CARDIOLOGY, SPRINGER BERLIN HEIDELBERG, BERLIN/HEIDELBERG, vol. 104, no. 2, 2 October 2014 (2014-10-02), pages 189 - 191, XP035441314, ISSN: 1861-0684, [retrieved on 20141002], DOI: 10.1007/S00392-014-0764-5
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SCHROEDER, Mark R. (US)
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