Patent ID: 8090438
Filing Date: 2012-01-03
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. A method of implanting an implantable defibrillator in a patient, the implantable defibrillator comprising a canister and a lead, the method comprising: making an incision in the left anterior axillary line; creating a subcutaneous pathway for implantation of the canister medially of the incision and creating a canister location at approximately the left inframammary crease; creating a subcutaneous pathway for implantation of the lead posteriorly from the incision toward the left posterior axillary line using a curved trocar; developing the subcutaneous pathway for implantation of the lead such that it terminates at a point that, if a straight line were drawn from the canister location to the termination point, the line would intersect a substantial portion of the left ventricular mass of the patient; inserting the lead into the subcutaneous pathway for implantation of the lead; and placing the canister medially of the incision at the canister location.