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

Claim 14:
15. A tool for implanting a pacemaker lead, the tool comprising:
a body that includes a central axis and a recess extending radially into the body relative to the central axis;
a pair of arms coupled to the body, the arms configured such that compression of the arms toward one another widens the recess;
a first electrical contact including a notch that is positioned within the recess;
a projection coupled to the body; and
a second electrical contact positioned on the projection, the second electrical contact comprising an inner ring and an outer ring circumferentially positioned about the inner ring, the inner ring configured to rotate relative to the outer ring,
wherein the recess is configured to receive the pacemaker lead within the notch 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 the central axis such that the first electrical contact and the first electrode rotate together about the central axis and the second electrical contact rotates about the second electrode.