Implantable lead suture sleeve

Details Implantable lead suture sleeve Implantable lead suture sleeve

1996-04-05

1997-11-04

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Surgical mesh, connector, clip, clamp or band

604174, 607149, 128639, 128644, A61B 1708

Patent

active

056834039

ABSTRACT:
A suture sleeve fixes an implanted cardiac device lead to body tissue beneath the skin of a patient. The suture sleeve includes a base, and suture holes permitting the suture sleeve to be suture to the body tissue. A flexible strap member extends from the base for encircling the lead and includes at least one ratchet tooth. A pawl within the base lockingly engages the flexible strap ratchet tooth after the strap is wrapped about the lead.

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patent: 5423763 (1995-06-01), Helland et al.
patent: 5549619 (1996-08-01), Peters et al.

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