Patent ID: 11969591
Assignee: TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A tool for implanting a pacemaker lead, the tool comprising:
a body that includes a recess;
a first electrical contact positioned within the recess;
a projection coupled to the body;
a second electrical contact positioned on the projection;
a pair of arms coupled to the body, wherein the arms are configured such that compression of the arms toward one another widens the recess; and
an electronics hub electrically coupled to the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact, the electronics hub mounted to only one arm of the pair of arms,
wherein the recess is configured to receive the pacemaker lead therein such that a first electrode of the pacemaker lead is to engage with the first electrical contact and a second electrode of the pacemaker lead is to engage with the second electrical contact, and
wherein the tool is configured to rotate about a central axis of the pacemaker lead such that the first electrical contact and the first electrode rotate together about the central axis and the second electrical contact slides along the second electrode to engage with the second electrode.