Protective, visible suture sleeve for anchoring transvenous lead

Details Protective, visible suture sleeve for anchoring transvenous lead Protective, visible suture sleeve for anchoring transvenous lead

1995-02-13

1997-05-13

Buiz, Michael Powell

Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application

Light, thermal, and electrical application

Electrical energy applicator

604174, 604175, 604362, 128689, 128DIG26, A61N 100, A61N 104

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056287801

ABSTRACT:
A suture sleeve for anchoring the lead body of an implantable medical device is fabricated of a biocompatible, polymeric material to which has been added color pigment in clear contrast with the bodily tissue adjacent the sleeve. The sleeve is therefore readily visible to the naked eye to aid the physician in locating the sleeve during lead implant or lead revision. Furthermore, the tubular body may be radiopaque and, therefore, easily seen on a fluoroscope through the addition of a radiologically dense material, such as tantalum powder, to the plastic from which the sleeve is molded.

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