Patent ID: 9161775
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A tunneling tool for implanting a medical device in a body tissue, the tunneling tool comprising: a) a first leg extending from a distal first leg end to a proximal first handgrip; b) a second leg extending from a distal second leg end to a proximal portion connected to a second handgrip, wherein the proximal portion of the second leg is shaped to nest at least a portion of a medical device therein; c) a hub connecting the distal first and second leg ends together; and d) a sheath extending distally from the hub opposite the first and second leg ends, wherein the sheath has a lumen extending to an open distal sheath end thereof, e) wherein an imaginary plane bisects the sheath, the first leg and the first handgrip, and the second leg including the proximal portion connected to the second handgrip, and f) wherein the first and second handgrips are manipulatable along the imaginary plane to move their respective first and second legs from a first position relatively closely spaced to each other to a second position of a greater distance from each other than the first position to thereby separate the hub and the sheath into a first split portion connected to the first leg and a second split portion connected to the second leg.