Patent ID: 7805202
Filing Date: 2010-09-28
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. An insertion kit for implanting an electrode in a patient, comprising: a handle; an insertion member coupleable to the handle at a proximal end of the insertion member and configured and arranged to be inserted into a patient; an alignment member coupled to the handle and configured and arranged to be disposed over a distal end of the first insertion member when the first insertion member is coupled to the handle; an electrode configured and arranged to be inserted into the patient using the insertion member; and a marker, wherein the marker and the alignment member are configured and arranged for coupling the marker to the alignment member for making a mark on the skin of the patient to mark a position of the electrode, wherein the marker, alignment member, handle, insertion member, and electrode are configured and arranged so that the marker is positioned over the electrode when the marker is coupled to the alignment member, the electrode is coupled to the insertion member, and the insertion member is coupled to the handle.