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Implant delivery device

US9198795B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

HOLOGIC, INC. · US

Inventors

David J. Callaghan · Boston, US
Jeffrey Model · Cambridge, US
Matthew LaPlaca · Franklin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 4, 2013
Grant date	Dec 1, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 7, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B90/39
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Devices and methods are disclosed for the delivery of a compressible implant into a bodily lumen. The delivery device includes an enlarged section that is configured to house the implant during delivery thereof into a patient. In certain embodiments, the implant is kept within the delivery device in a substantially uncompressed configuration prior to the delivery thereof.

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