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

Claim 0:
1. A medical delivery system for rotating an implantable lead, the medical delivery system comprising:
a lead delivery device defining a longitudinal axis and a lumen, wherein the lead delivery device comprises:
a stereotactic collar defining a collar access at a proximal end of the lead delivery device; and
a cannula attached to the stereotactic collar and defining a distal opening at a distal end of the lead delivery device, the lumen extending from the collar access to the distal opening,
wherein the stereotactic collar is configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis,
wherein the stereotactic collar is configured to cause a rotation of the cannula about the longitudinal axis when the stereotactic collar rotates about the longitudinal axis,
wherein an inner surface of the cannula is configured to engage an exterior surface of the implantable lead when the implantable lead extends within the lumen and the stereotactic collar causes the rotation of the cannula, the inner surface configured such that the engagement causes a synchronous rotation of the implantable lead with the cannula about the longitudinal axis
wherein the cannula is configured to translate substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis relative to the implantable lead; and

a carrier configured to engage the lead delivery device,
wherein the carrier defines a carrier body, and
wherein the carrier comprises a drive mechanism configured to impart a torque to the lead delivery device to cause the stereotactic collar to rotate relative to the carrier body and about the longitudinal axis when the carrier engages the lead delivery device.