公开(公告)号：US12029895B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-09

申请号：US17102048

申请日：2020-11-23

Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.

Inventor： Amy T. Thompson-Nauman ,  James K. Carney ,  Melissa G. T. Christie ,  Kenneth C. Gardeski

IPC: A61N1/05 ,  A61B17/32 ,  A61B17/34

CPC classification number: A61N1/05 ,  A61N1/0504 ,  A61B2017/320056 ,  A61B17/3415

Abstract: A method for implanting a medical lead. The method includes advancing a tunneling tool posteriorly proximate the caudal end of the sternum toward a first location. The tunneling tool is advanced superiorly underneath the sternum through the anterior mediastinum from the first location to a second location cranial to the first location. A guidewire is advanced from the first location to the second location. A medical lead is slid along at least a portion of the guidewire, the medical lead at least substantially spanning the distance between the first location and the second location.

公开(公告)号：US20210069492A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-11

申请号：US17102048

申请日：2020-11-23

Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.

Inventor： Amy T. Thompson-Nauman ,  James K. Carney ,  Melissa G.T. Christie ,  Kenneth C. Gardeski

IPC: A61N1/05

Abstract: A method for implanting a medical lead. The method includes advancing a tunneling tool posteriorly proximate the caudal end of the sternum toward a first location. The tunneling tool is advanced superiorly underneath the sternum through the anterior mediastinum from the first location to a second location cranial to the first location. A guidewire is advanced from the first location to the second location. A medical lead is slid along at least a portion of the guidewire, the medical lead at least substantially spanning the distance between the first location and the second location.