Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Electrical energy applicator
Patent
1992-11-02
1993-12-28
Howell, Kyle L.
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Electrical energy applicator
604175, A61N 105
Patent
active
052730530
ABSTRACT:
A suture sleeve for facilitating the ligature of an implanted lead to a patient's vein or underlying tissue. The suture sleeve comprises a main sleeve body having a first, longitudinal throughbore for receiving the lead. The suture sleeve is provided with a manually-actuated pushbutton-type locking mechanism. With the locking mechanism in an unlocked condition, the suture sleeve is allowed to freely move back and forth along the lead body. When the locking mechanism is actuated with a simple pushbutton action, the suture sleeve is substantially prevented from sliding along the lead body. The pushbutton mechanism is adapted to be movably received in a second throughbore in said sleeve body, the second throughbore being substantially perpendicular to the first longitudinal throughbore. The pushbutton mechanism has a throughbore of substantially the same diameter as the first longitudinal throughbore in the sleeve body. When the pushbutton mechanism is in the unlocked position, the pushbutton throughbore is in substantial coaxial alignment with the longitudinal throughbore in the sleeve body. When the pushbutton mechanism is in the locked position, the pushbutton throughbore is offset from the longitudinal sleeve body throughbore, thereby exerting pressure against the side of the lead body and securing the suture sleeve in place on the lead body.
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Duthler Reed A.
Howell Kyle L.
Medtronic Inc.
Patton Harold R.
Sykes Angela D.
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