Apparatus for loading an implantable device
AssigneeAbbott Laboratories
InventorIsaac Plans
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for loading an implantable device are disclosed. The apparatus for loading an implantable device includes a support portion. The support portion is configured to receive the implantable device. The apparatus includes a stop portion. The stop portion is configured to limit longitudinal motion of the implantable device in at least one direction. The method for loading an implantable device includes positioning an implantable device within a loading apparatus, inserting an implantable device carrying apparatus into the implantable device, and removing the implantable device carrying apparatus and the implantable device from the loading apparatus.
Claims20
An apparatus for loading an implantable device, comprising:
- a support portion configured to receive the implantable device;
- and
- a stop portion configured to limit longitudinal motion of the implantable device in at least one direction.
An apparatus for loading an implantable device, comprising:
- a support portion configured to receive the implantable device, said support portion including at least one support surface;
- and
- a stop portion configured to limit longitudinal motion of the implantable device in at least one direction, said stop portion including a passage configured to allow access to a lumen of the implantable device.
An apparatus for loading an implantable device, comprising:
- a support portion configured to receive the implantable device, said support portion including at least one support surface, said at least one support surface being configured to impede lateral motion of the implantable device in at least one direction;
- and
- a stop portion configured to limit longitudinal motion of the implantable device in at least one direction, said stop portion including a passage configured to allow access to a lumen of the implantable device;
- said support portion being sloped relative to said stop portion from a proximal end of said support portion toward a distal end of said support portion;
A method for loading an implantable device, comprising:
- positioning an implantable device within a loading apparatus, the loading apparatus comprising:
- a support portion configured to receive the implantable device and the support portion being configured to impede lateral motion of the implantable device in at least one direction;
- and
- a stop portion configured to limit longitudinal motion of the implantable device in at least one direction;
- inserting an implantable device carrying apparatus into the implantable device;
- and
- removing the implantable device carrying apparatus and the implantable device from the loading apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.