Patent ID: 9326821
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: A61B,A61M,A61N

Claim Text:
1. A medical device assembly comprising: a lead having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end having one or more electrodes; a second lead having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the second lead having one or more electrodes; a lead extension having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the lead extension having a lead connection lumen and one or more electrical contacts, the lead and the lead extension configured such that the proximal end of the lead can be inserted into the lead connection lumen to complete at least one electrical connection between the one or more electrical contacts of the lead extension and the one or more electrodes of the lead, the lead extension configured to be securable to the lead when the proximal end of the lead is within the lead connection lumen; a second lead extension having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the second lead extension having a lead connection lumen and one or more electrical contacts, the second lead and the second lead extension configured such that the proximal end of the second lead can be inserted into the second lead connection lumen to complete at least one electrical connection between the one or more electrical contacts of the second lead extension and the one or more electrodes of the second lead, the second lead extension configured to be securable to the second lead when the proximal end of the second lead is within the lead connection lumen of the second lead extension; a tunneler having a proximal end and a distal end, the tunneler comprising a tip configured to make a subcutaneous tunnel, the tip either fixed or fixable to the distal end of the tunneler; and a carrier element comprising a hub either fixed or fixable to the distal end of the tunneler, wherein the hub comprises a first carrier element having a first length and a second carrier element having a second length greater than the first length with the first and second carrier elements being laterally spaced apart so as to extend longitudinally in a parallel configuration, the lead extension being secured to the first carrier element and the second lead extension being secured to the second carrier element, the first carrier element is configured to be slidably disposed within the lead connection lumen and the second carrier element is configured to be slidably disposed within the second lead connection lumen to facilitate securement between the lead extension and the first carrier element and between the second lead extension and the second carrier element.