Implant remover

US10722259B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• REMOVAID AS · NO

Inventors

• Marte Bratlie · Oslo, NO
• Erik Tandberg Askevold · Oslo, NO
• Erik Elwing · Jönköping, SE
• Emma Widehäll · Taberg, SE
• Anna Arlbrandt · Tenhult, SE
• Fredrik Ejdehag · Vaggeryd, SE
• Ronny Brakya · Jönköping, SE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 7, 2016
• Grant date: Jul 28, 2020
• Expiry date: Mar 24, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/320064
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a tool for removing an implanted item from beneath the skin, the tool comprising: a clamping device configured to engage with the skin to retain the implanted item in a known position relative to the tool; a cutting device for cutting an opening in the skin; and a gripping device configured to move through an opening in the skin and grip an implanted item; such that, in use, the implanted item is retained by the clamping device substantially in the known position and the cutting device creates an opening in the skin through which the gripping device then passes to grip an implanted item. Advantageously, the tool reduces the complexity of an implant removal process and does not require significant operator skill to use. It further reduces the time required and the variation in the outcome of such a procedure.