IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE FOR IMPROVED PLACEMENT

摘要

A medical device (10) comprises a flexible member (30) that can be adhesivel y attached to a housing (11) of the medical device (10), allowing implantation of the medical device (10) into a body through an incision of reduced size. The flexible member (30) can be attached to the housing (11) either before o r after implantation into the body. The flexible member (30) comprises suture locations (38), including a permeable membrane or a suture hole, for suturin g the medical device (10) to tissue of the body. The suture holes can be fille d with a substance penetrable by a suture needle, to minimize tissue ingrowth before or after suturing.