Patent ID: 11931523
Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of delivering a medical lead to an anatomic target site, the method comprising:
providing an elongated delivery shaft comprising a distal end insertable to an anatomic target site of a patient, wherein the elongated delivery shaft defines a delivery lumen;
providing an elongated lead advancement member extending between a proximal first end portion and a distal second end portion, wherein the elongated lead advancement member is received in the delivery lumen, and wherein the elongated lead advancement member comprises:
a movement member configured to be moved along the elongated delivery shaft; and
a connector movably coupled to the elongated delivery shaft and movable along the elongated delivery shaft towards the distal end thereof as the movement member is moved along the elongated delivery shaft; and

providing a receptacle comprising an open end configured to receive a distal end of a lead and removably attach the distal end of the lead within the receptacle, wherein the receptacle is coupled to the elongated lead advancement member such that the receptacle is movable along the elongated delivery shaft as the movement member is moved along the elongated delivery shaft;
inserting the elongated delivery shaft comprising the distal end to the anatomic target site;
inserting the distal end of the lead into the receptacle to removably attach the distal end of the lead within the receptacle;
slidably coupling the connector of the elongated lead advancement member to the delivery shaft;
moving the elongated lead advancement member along the delivery shaft toward the anatomic target site using the movement member, thereby advancing the distal end of the lead removably attached within the receptacle toward the anatomic target site; and
removing the distal end of the lead from within the receptacle.