Patent ID: 9717898
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M,A61N

Claim:
1. A method of delivering an implantable medical system, comprising: providing a delivery system comprising a sheath having a lumen and a sealing assembly having a passage that is in fluid communication with the lumen, and an elongate tool disposed within the lumen and the passage; creating an access point into a substernal space of a patient; inserting the delivery system through the access point into the substernal space; orienting a distal portion of the delivery system towards a sternum of the patient; advancing the delivery system through the substernal space to a predetermined implant site; generating with the distal portion a signal indicative of a location of the distal portion relative to the sternum during the task of advancing; removing the elongate tool from the lumen and the passage and inserting a lead through the passage into the lumen; advancing the lead of the implantable medical system to position a distal end of the lead at the predetermined location; and positioning an electrode coupled to the distal end of the lead in a predetermined orientation within the substernal space.