US 12,137,924 B2
Surgical system and methods
Alan Cheng, Golden Valley, MN (US); Jian Cao, Shoreview, MN (US); and Zhongping Yang, Woodbury, MN (US)
Assigned to Medtronic, Inc, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed by MEDTRONIC INC., Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed on Mar. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/127,807.
Application 18/127,807 is a division of application No. 17/143,544, filed on Jan. 7, 2021, granted, now 11,678,897.
Prior Publication US 2023/0233220 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61M 25/09 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/362 (2006.01); A61N 1/39 (2006.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/22012 (2013.01) [A61N 1/0573 (2013.01); A61N 7/00 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22014 (2013.01); A61M 2025/09183 (2013.01); A61N 1/362 (2013.01); A61N 1/3956 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0004 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0047 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
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6. A surgical method for treating infections on a lead positioned at least partially within a patient's body, the surgical method comprising:
accessing the lead by creating an incision in the patient and creating a pathway from the incision to the lead;
positioning a guidewire adjacent to the lead;
uncoupling the lead from a pulse generator;
coupling the lead to an AC energy coupler; and
propagating micro-vibration through the guidewire to disrupt biofilm on the lead.