Patent ID: 8666514
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
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 raised separation feature formed on the outer surface of the pliable sheath, the first raised separation feature disposed between the first and second electrical contacts; wherein the pliable sheath is configured to be peeled away from the terminal connector.