Patent ID: 7407631

Claim:
An apparatus for actuating movement of an implantable medical device during in vitro testing, the apparatus comprising: a movable component including means for holding the implantable medical device in a container during movement of the movable component in the container, wherein the implantable medical device holding means includes a body, a first support member and a second support member, the first and second support members attached to the body and axially spaced from each other for securing the implantable medical device between the first and second support members, and wherein at least one of the first and second support members is axially adjustable along the body for varying the space between the first and second support members; and a drivable component attached to the implantable medical device holding means, the drivable component including means for actuating the drivable component and the implantable medical device holding means to move together in the container, the actuating means responsive to non-contacting coupling with a driving source disposed entirely outside the container.