Patent ID: 11896440
Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. A method comprising:
engaging, using a carrier, a lead delivery device positioned in a carrier channel defined by the carrier;
imparting a torque from a drive mechanism of the carrier to a stereotactic collar of the lead delivery device, wherein the lead delivery device defines a longitudinal axis and a lumen;
causing, using the torque, a rotation of the stereotactic collar about the longitudinal axis;
causing, using the rotation of the stereotactic collar, a cannula attached to the stereotactic collar of to rotate about the longitudinal axis; and
engaging, using an inner surface of the cannula, an exterior surface of an implantable lead extending within the lumen to cause a synchronous rotation of the implantable lead with the cannula about the longitudinal axis.