Insertion tool with a dissector
US11432845B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 9, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/3456
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An insertion tool for creating a subcutaneous pocket and implanting a device in the pocket. The tool may include a cannula extending from a handle, a dissector tip disposed at a distal end of the cannula, and a rod. The cannula and dissector tip may create the pocket. The cannula may include a passage and an opening into the passage, and the cannula may be disposed in the passage and move along the passage between a retracted position and an extended position. The rod and the cannula may be configured such that, when the rod is at the retracted position, the cannula holds the device in the passage, and as the cannula moves from the extended position to the retracted position, the rod forces the device through the opening at the distal end of the cannula, at least partially out of the cannula, and at least partially into the pocket.
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