Patent ID: 9504820
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: A61N

Claim Text:
1. A medical device system, comprising: a catheter having a lumen and a distal portion configured for insertion in proximity of tissue of a patient; and an implantable medical device having a housing and a fixation member operatively coupled to said housing having an unengaged state when in said lumen of said catheter and an engaged state configured to engage tissue of a patient with a fixation force between said implantable medical device and said tissue of said patient when outside of said lumen of said catheter, said medical device being magnetically attractable; and a magnetic element being configured to magnetically engage said implantable medical device and to pass through said lumen of said catheter, said magnetic attraction between said magnetic element and said implantable medical device being less than said fixation force engaging said tissue of said patient.