CPC A61N 1/36003 (2013.01) [A61N 1/0558 (2013.01); A61N 1/36067 (2013.01); A61N 1/36071 (2013.01); A61N 1/36146 (2013.01); A61N 1/36167 (2013.01); A61N 1/37247 (2013.01); A61N 2/008 (2013.01); A61N 2/06 (2013.01); A61N 1/36157 (2013.01)] | 21 Claims |
1. A tunneler system for implanting an electrode lead in a patient's back, the tunneler system comprising:
a handle;
an elongated shaft;
a stopper positioned between the elongated shaft and the handle;
a threaded portion at a distal end of the elongated shaft;
a tunneler tip having a mating portion configured to be removably coupled to the threaded portion, the tunneler tip configured to create a subcutaneous passage; and
a sheath having a lumen extending therethrough, the lumen configured to receive the threaded portion of the tunneler, the elongated shaft of the tunneler, and a proximal end of an electrode lead therethrough, the sheath sized and shaped to fit over the elongated shaft along an entire length of the sheath such that the sheath is disposed between the stopper and the threaded portion, the sheath further configured to be disposed temporarily in the subcutaneous passage.
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