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

Claim 7:
8. A tool for implanting a pacemaker lead, wherein the pacemaker lead includes a proximal end and a distal end, a tip electrode at the proximal end, a ring electrode at the proximal end, and an anchoring structure at the distal end, the tool comprising:
a body that includes a central axis and a recess extending radially into the body relative to the central axis;
a first electrical contact positioned within the recess, wherein the recess is configured to receive the tip electrode of the pacemaker lead therein such that the tip electrode of the pacemaker lead is to engage with the first electrical contact;
a projection extending from the body in an axial direction with respect to the central axis; and
a second electrical contact positioned on the projection, wherein the second electrical contact is configured to engaged with the ring electrode; and
an electronics hub electrically coupled to the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact, the electronics hub comprising a processor that is configured to determine an impedance between the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact,
wherein the tool is configured to rotate about the central axis such that the first electrical contact and the tip electrode rotate together about the central axis and the second electrical contact slides along the ring electrode in a circumferential direction about the central axis to engage with the ring electrode.