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

Claim 11:
12. A lead delivery device comprising:
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;
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 extending along a longitudinal axis, the 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 a location proximal to the distal end thereof as the movement member is pushed along the elongated delivery shaft; and

a receptacle comprising an open end configured to receive a distal end of a lead and configured to 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.