Patent ID: 8998929
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: A61B,A61M,A61N

Abstract:
1. A medical device system for advancing a subcutaneous device to a desired implant site, the apparatus comprising: a strap having a major length extending from a proximal end to a distal end; a first flange comprising a first sidewall portion and a second flange comprising a second sidewall portion, the first flange and the second flange extending along the major length of the strap from the proximal end to the distal end; a base portion extending along the major length of the strap from the proximal end to the distal end, the base portion comprising a bottom wall extending from the first sidewall portion of the first flange to the second sidewall portion of the second flange; and an indentation extending from the proximal end to the distal end along the major length of the strap, the indentation formed by the first sidewall portion, the second sidewall portion, and the base portion, wherein the first flange and the second flange include bottom portions that make contact with and compress a tissue layer to position the tissue layer towards the base portion within the indentation as the subcutaneous device further advances the tissue layer to be positioned against one or more of the first sidewall portion, the second sidewall portion and the base portion of the indentation during the placement of the subcutaneous device; a tunneling tool having a tip to form a space between a first plane of tissue and a second plane of tissue as the tunneling tool is inserted into an incision in a patient's body; and a channel extending though the strap from the proximal end to the distal end along the major length of the strap; and wherein the strap is configured as a mechanical guide for guiding the placement of the tunneling tool as the tunneling tool is inserted along the indentation and into the space between the first plane of tissue and the second plane of tissue of the patient's body; and means for attaching the bottom portions to a patient's skin that comprises an adhesive.