Patent ID: 8467883
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A lead anchor, comprising: a body defining at least one first portion of a lead lumen, the body having a first opening and a second opening; an obstructing member disposed within the body, wherein the entire obstructing member is translatable from a first position to a second position, the obstructing member defining a second portion of the lead lumen; a spring disposed in the body and configured and arranged to operate on the obstructing member so that the second portion of the lead lumen is coterminous with the at least one first portion of the lead lumen and forms a continuous lead path when the spring is compressed as the obstructing member is translated to the first position and the second portion of the lead lumen is offset from the at least one first portion of the lead lumen when the spring is not compressed and the obstructing member is in the second position, wherein the spring is disposed between the first opening and the second opening so that the lead path passes longitudinally through the spring.