Patent ID: 8000811
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: A61M,A61N

Abstract:
1. A suture sleeve for securing an implantable lead to body tissue, said implantable lead having an outer lead diameter, said suture sleeve comprising: a tubular portion having a lumen therein configured to receive said implantable lead, said tubular portion comprising a locking arrangement allowing said tubular portion to be secured at a position along a length of said implantable lead; said locking arrangement comprising a manually operable actuating assembly that, when manually actuated, causes said locking arrangement to transition from a first mode that causes a transverse size of said lumen to exceed said outer lead diameter to allow said tubular portion to be movable along said implantable lead, to a second mode that reduces the transverse size of a portion of said lumen to mechanically bias said tubular portion to apply a pressure to said implantable lead that prevents said tubular portion from moving along said implantable lead, and to transition from said second mode to a third mode that temporarily releases bias and thus said pressure to again allow the tubular portion to move along the implantable lead, said locking arrangement being structurally configured to automatically return to said second mode from said third mode unless said actuating assembly is manually activated to maintain said bias to cause said locking arrangement to remain in said third mode; and said locking arrangement comprising a first transition structure that transitions operation of said locking arrangement between said first mode and said second mode, and a second transition structure, different from said first transition structure, that transitions operation of said locking arrangement between said second mode and said third mode.