Method, tool, and system for deploying an implant into the body
US6939318B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/9528
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In one embodiment of the present invention a system for maneuvering an implant to a target site and deploying the implant at the target site is provided. This system includes an inner housing and an outer housing where the inner housing is slidable within the outer housing. The outer housing may have a working channel with a first end and a second end and a piercing jaw moveably coupled to the first end. The inner housing may have a working passage with a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end having a piercing jaw moveably coupled to it.
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