Patent ID: 7930040

Claim:
A device for rotating and inserting an electrode of a lead into body tissue to be stimulated, the device comprising: a) a shaft having a length extending along a longitudinal axis from a proximal shaft portion to a distal shaft portion; b) a rotatable tube disposed over at least the distal shaft portion and having a distal tube portion, wherein the tube is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the shaft while the shaft remains relatively stationary; c) a first distal member pivotally coupled to the distal shaft portion; d) a second distal member rotatably coupled to the pivotable first distal member, wherein the second distal member is actuable for releasably engaging the lead electrode; e) a first push/pull wire extending from the proximal shaft portion to the first distal member for effecting pivotable movement thereof relative to the shaft; f) a second push/pull wire extending from the proximal shaft portion to the second distal member for effecting releasable engagement thereof with the lead electrode; g) a drive member having a proximal drive portion in a contact relationship with the distal tube portion of the rotatable tube and having a distal drive portion in a contact relationship with the second distal member; and h) wherein the tube is rotatable to rotate the drive member and consequently the second distal member while the first distal member pivotally coupled to the shaft remains relatively stationary.