Patent ID: 9480839
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: A61B,A61M,A61N

Claim Text:
1. A method of delivering a medical lead to an anatomic target site, the method comprising: providing the medical lead, wherein the medical lead comprises an internal lumen defined in a lead body extending between a proximal first end and a distal second end; providing a delivery shaft, wherein the delivery shaft comprises an elongated shaft member extending between a proximal end and a distal end, and further wherein a temporary fixator is associated with the delivery shaft; providing an elongated lead advancement member extending between a proximal first end portion and a distal second end portion; providing a flexible member extending between a proximal first end portion and distal second end portion; inserting the delivery shaft to the anatomic target site; coupling the medical lead to the elongated lead advancement member by passing the flexible member through the internal lumen of the medical lead, the flexible member being coupled to the medical lead and the distal second end portion of the flexible member being coupled to the elongated lead advancement member; slidably coupling the elongated lead advancement member to the delivery shaft; temporarily fixating the delivery shaft to the anatomic target site using the temporary fixator; pushing the elongated lead advancement member along the delivery shaft toward the anatomic target site, thereby advancing the medical lead coupled to the elongated lead advancement member using the flexible member toward the anatomic target site.