Medical device insertion method and apparatus
US10413399B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 15, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2210/009
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for maintaining a tract through a tissue wall having a proximal side and a distal side. The device includes a body, a retainer adjacent an end of the body which will lie on the distal side in the use orientation, and a flange adjacent an end of the body which will lie on the proximal side in the use orientation. The retainer comprises a ferromagnetic material that responds to a magnetic field to maintain the retainer in an undeployed, insertion orientation.
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