Patent ID: 8792997
Filing Date: 2014-07-29
Classification: A61N,H01R

Abstract:
1. An implant tool for use with an implantable lead during an implant procedure, the implant tool comprising: a pliable sheath having an inner surface and an outer surface and comprising a proximal contact region and a distal gripping region, the pliable sheath defining a lumen extending from a proximal end through a distal end of the pliable sheath, the lumen sized to receive a terminal connector of an implantable lead therein; at least a first and a second electrical contact formed in the proximal contact region of the pliable sheath, the first and second electrical contacts extending from the outer surface to the inner surface of the pliable sheath and comprising an electrically conductive material; and at least a first separation feature being disposed between the first and second electrical contacts and extending radially inwardly from the inner surface of the pliable sheath such that the first separation feature is configured to be capable of contacting an outer surface of the terminal connector; wherein the pliable sheath is configured to be peeled away from the terminal connector.