Patent ID: 8425397

Claim:
A percutaneous interface line for an implantable medical device, the interface line comprising: (a) a first interface line comprising a first end configured to be sealably coupled to the medical device and a second end; (b) a connection fitting configured to be disposed entirely within a patient's body, wherein the connection fitting is configured to be sealably coupled to the second end of the first interface line; (c) a second interface line comprising: (i) a first end configured to be sealably and removably coupled to the connection fitting; and (iii) an opening defined in the first end, wherein the opening is in communication with a lumen defined within the second interface line, wherein the opening is substantially coaxial with a longitudinal axis of the interface line; and (d) a subcutaneous anchoring collar coupled around an outer surface along a length of at least one of the first and second interface lines, wherein the collar is configured to be disposed within the patient's body when the first end of the second interface line is coupled to the connection fitting.