Patent ID: 8876836

Claim:
A medical device installation tool, comprising: a first lever elongate in a first direction, the first lever having a first proximal portion and a first distal portion that is spaced from the first proximal portion in the first direction; a second lever having a second proximal portion and a second distal portion, the second lever being pivotable relative to the first lever about an axis of rotation; a spreader element configured to apply a force that causes the second lever to pivot relative to the first lever about the axis of rotation, the spreader element being translatable with respect to the first and second levers in the first direction to a first location that is between the first distal portion and the axis of rotation with respect to the first direction; and a push member including a pusher block and a pusher rod joined to the pusher block, such that the push member is translatable with respect to the first and second levers in the first direction, and the push member is also translatable with respect to the spreader element in the first direction to a second location that is between the first distal portion and the first location with respect to the first direction.