Patent ID: 7792591
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: A61M,A61N

Abstract:
1. A device to facilitate implantation of a therapy element into a patient comprising an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end for insertion into tissue of the patient, wherein the elongated body defines a lumen sized for insertion of the therapy element from the proximal end to the distal end through the lumen, wherein the elongated body comprises a substantially straight and substantially rigid proximal portion, a substantially straight and substantially rigid distal portion, and a curved portion located between the proximal portion and the distal portion, the curved portion less rigid than the proximal and distal portions, and wherein a length of the distal portion as measured from the distal end to the curved portion is greater than or approximately equal to a length of the proximal portion as measured from the curved portion to the proximal end, wherein the length of the distal portion is at least approximately twice the length of the proximal portion.