Edward H. Cully,Jeffrey B. Duncan,Aaron J. Hopkinson,Michael J. Vonesh
申请号：
US13692409
公开号：
US08781601B2
申请日:
2012.12.03
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要：
The present invention provides for a safer and less traumatic chronically implanted device and methods for removing same from a patient. One embodiment of the invention provides for a medical device comprising an implantable diagnostic or therapeutic lead having a distal end, a proximal end, a longitudinal axis and an outer surface, and a tubular cover attached to the diagnostic or therapeutic lead, preferably near the distal end, and positioned to cover a substantial portion of the outer surface of the diagnostic or therapeutic lead. The tubular cover is configured to evert upon application of a longitudinal force to extract the diagnostic or therapeutic lead.
