Tim Maher,Jim Lee,Ron Ness,Herb Chen,Jesse Hubbard,Phillip J. Miller,John Barr,James W. Long,Karl Nelson
申请号：
US12602926
公开号：
US08382830B2
申请日:
2008.06.06
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
There are disclosed apparatus and methods for replacing a percutaneous cable in connection with a vascular device. In an embodiment, the apparatus includes a distal disconnect coupler, a distal connector portion of the cable configured for removable connection with the distal disconnect coupler, and a connector cap configured for removable connection with the distal disconnect coupler and for tunneling through skin and tissue. In one embodiment, a method of repositioning a percutaneous cable in connection with a vascular device includes providing the cable with a distal disconnect coupler, disconnecting the cable at the distal disconnect coupler, attaching a connector cap to the distal disconnect coupler, removing the percutaneous cable from a first exit site, tunneling the connector cap together with the distal disconnect coupler through skin and tissue to form a new exit site, disconnecting the connector cap, and connecting the cable to the distal disconnect coupler.
