Gene A. Bornzin;John W. Poore;Nalin Perera;Enzo Silipo;Zoltan Somogyi;Kyungmoo Ryu;Keith Victorine
发明人:
Enzo Silipo,Kyungmoo Ryu,Gene A. Bornzin,John W. Poore,Keith Victorine,Zoltan Somogyi,Nalin Perera
申请号：
US12243674
公开号：
US08442620B2
申请日:
2008.10.01
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
A lead implantation system with an introducer, a lead configured to engage with the introducer such that the introducer can convey the lead to a desired internal target location, and at least one sensor. The sensor is adapted to generate an indicator of desired engagement of the system with the desired target tissue location prior to engagement of the lead with the target tissue. Also a method of implanting an implantable patient lead including advancing a lead implantation assembly towards a desired target location along an introduction axis and monitoring at least one indicator of lead implantation assembly position along the lead introduction axis. At least one indicator can be generated by the lead implantation assembly. Advancing of the lead introduction assembly can be halted when the monitoring indicates contact with the desired target tissue. The patient lead can then be advanced towards the target tissue and fixed to the target tissue.
