ELECTRICAL STIMULATION LEADS AND SYSTEMS WITH ELONGATE ANCHORING ELEMENTS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING

    公开(公告)号:US20180272125A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-27

    申请号:US15920203

    申请日:2018-03-13

    发明人: Neil Singh Sandhu

    IPC分类号: A61N1/05

    CPC分类号: A61N1/0558 A61N2001/0582

    摘要: A stimulation lead anchoring system includes a lead anchor and a removable inner core. The lead anchor includes an anchor body that includes a lead lumen that extends longitudinally along the anchor body and is configured and arranged to receive a portion of an electrical stimulation lead. The removable inner core includes a core body that includes an inner lumen that extends longitudinally along the core body. The lead anchor and removable inner core are configured and arranged to expand the anchor body when a portion of the core body is inserted into the lead lumen to facilitate receiving the portion of the electrical stimulation lead into the lead lumen and inner lumen and slidably positioning the lead anchor along the lead. The anchor body is configured and arranged to engage the portion of the electrical stimulation lead upon withdrawal of the core body from the lead lumen.

    Systems and methods for making and using reversible mechanical lead anchors for electrical stimulation systems

    公开(公告)号:US09987482B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-05

    申请号:US14720708

    申请日:2015-05-22

    IPC分类号: A61N1/05 A61N1/36

    CPC分类号: A61N1/0558 A61N2001/0582

    摘要: A lead anchor includes a flexible housing having a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, the flexible housing defining a lead lumen forming a continuous passageway through the flexible housing. The lead anchor also includes a compressible retention ring disposed within the flexible housing and around a portion of the lead lumen. The retention ring defines an uncompressed position in which the retention ring has an elongate shape, with a major axis and a minor axis, to hold a portion of a lead received within the lead lumen. The retention ring further defines a compressed position achieved by compressing opposite ends of the major axis of the retention ring to transition the retention ring to a more circular shape that allows the lead to slidingly pass through the retention ring. Upon release of the compression, the retention ring returns to the uncompressed position.

    LEAD IMPLANT FIXATION MECHANISM
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170312494A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-02

    申请号:US15496270

    申请日:2017-04-25

    申请人: Medtronic, Inc.

    IPC分类号: A61N1/05

    摘要: A fixation mechanism of an implantable lead includes a plurality of depressions of an outermost surface of the lead and a relatively flexible sleeve mounted around the outermost surface. The depressions are spaced apart from one another along a length, and each extends circumferentially, wherein a longitudinal center-to-center spacing between each adjacent depression is uniform along the length, and each depression is of substantially the same size. The sleeve has an internal surface in sliding engagement with the outermost surface of the lead, and an external surface, in which suture grooves are formed. A longitudinal center-to-center spacing between adjacent suture grooves may be substantially the same as, or a multiple of, the longitudinal center-to-center spacing between adjacent depressions of the outermost surface of the lead. The sleeve may also include a ridge protruding from the internal surface, aligned with, or offset (by center-to-center spacing of depressions) from, the grooves.

    Grounding of a shield within an implantable medical lead
    8.
    发明授权
    Grounding of a shield within an implantable medical lead 有权
    在植入式医疗导线内接地护罩

    公开(公告)号:US09272136B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-01

    申请号:US14456809

    申请日:2014-08-11

    申请人: MEDTRONIC, INC.

    摘要: Implantable medical leads include a shield that is guarded at a termination by having a first portion and a second portion of the shield, where the first portion is between a termination of the shield at the second portion and an inner insulation layer that surrounds the filars. The first portion may reduce the coupling of RF energy from the termination of the shield at the second portion to the filars. The first and second portions may be part of a continuous shield, where the first and second portions are separated by an inversion of the shield. The first and second portions may instead be separate pieces. The first portion may be noninverted and reside between the termination at the second portion and the inner layers, or the first portion may be inverted to create first and second sub-portions. The shield termination at the second portion is between the first and second sub-portions.

    摘要翻译: 植入式医疗引线包括通过具有屏蔽件的第一部分和第二部分而在端子处被保护的屏蔽件,其中第一部分位于第二部分处的屏蔽件的终端和围绕线圈的内部绝缘层之间。 第一部分可以减少RF能量从第二部分处的屏蔽端接到丝状体的耦合。 第一和第二部分可以是连续屏蔽的一部分,其中第一和第二部分被屏蔽的反转分开。 第一和第二部分可以是分开的部分。 第一部分可以是非反相的并且位于第二部分的端接部分和内层之间,或者第一部分可以被倒置以产生第一和第二子部分。 第二部分处的屏蔽终端位于第一和第二子部分之间。

    Shielded implantable medical lead with guarded termination
    9.
    发明授权
    Shielded implantable medical lead with guarded termination 有权
    屏蔽植入式医用导线,带有防护端接

    公开(公告)号:US09216286B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-22

    申请号:US13265098

    申请日:2010-04-28

    摘要: Implantable medical leads include a shield that is guarded at a termination by having a first portion and second portion of the shield, where the first portion is between a termination of the shield at the second portion and an inner insulation layer surrounding the filars. The first portion may reduce the coupling of RF energy from the termination of the shield at the second portion to the filars. The first and second portions may be part of a continuous shield, where the first and second portions are separated by an inversion of the shield. The first and second portions may instead be separate pieces. The first portion may be noninverted residing between the termination at the second portion and inner layers, or the first portion may be inverted to create first and second sub-portions. The shield termination at the second portion is between the first and second sub-portions.

    摘要翻译: 可植入医疗引线包括通过具有屏蔽件的第一部分和第二部分在端子处被保护的屏蔽件,其中第一部分位于第二部分处的屏蔽件的终端和围绕线圈的内部绝缘层之间。 第一部分可以减少RF能量从第二部分处的屏蔽端接到丝状体的耦合。 第一和第二部分可以是连续屏蔽的一部分,其中第一和第二部分被屏蔽的反转分开。 第一和第二部分可以是分开的部分。 第一部分可以位于第二部分的终端和内层之间,或者第一部分可以被倒置以产生第一和第二子部分。 第二部分处的屏蔽终端位于第一和第二子部分之间。

    SHIELDED IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD WITH REDUCED TORSIONAL STIFFNESS
    10.
    发明申请
    SHIELDED IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD WITH REDUCED TORSIONAL STIFFNESS 审中-公开
    具有降低扭转力的SHIELDED可植入式医疗引线

    公开(公告)号:US20150082618A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-26

    申请号:US14557424

    申请日:2014-12-01

    申请人: MEDTRONIC, INC.

    IPC分类号: A61N1/08 A61N1/05

    摘要: Shields within implantable leads increase the torsional stiffness of the leads. The torsional stiffness may be reduced by cutting the shield axially to break the circumferential mechanical continuity of the shield. The circumferential shielding continuity of the shield may be re-established to preserve the shielding effect in various manners. The shield may overlap onto itself to close the slot created by the cut. A shield patch may be placed across the slot created by the cut. The shield may be located between two insulation layers of the lead. The shield may be cut and then the slot closed prior to application of the outer insulation layer. The outer insulation layer may then be added over the shield. The outer insulation layer may be compliant so that once covered, the circumferential mechanical continuity of the shield remains broken.

    摘要翻译: 可植入引线内的护盾增加引线的扭转刚度。 可以通过轴向切割屏蔽来破坏屏蔽件的周向机械连续性来减小扭转刚度。 可以重新建立屏蔽件的圆周屏蔽连续性,以各种方式保持屏蔽效果。 屏蔽可能会重叠在自身上,以关闭由切割创建的槽。 屏蔽贴片可以放置在由切口产生的狭槽上。 屏蔽可以位于引线的两个绝缘层之间。 屏蔽可以被切割,然后在施加外绝缘层之前关闭槽。 然后可以将外部绝缘层添加到屏蔽上。 外绝缘层可以是柔性的,使得一旦被覆盖,屏蔽层的周向机械连续性保持断裂。