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US 2012/0232573 A1Published application
Multi-arm inside-out tool for delivering implants and methods thereof
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsIsaac Ostrovsky, Jozef Slanda, Brent Palmisano
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Abstract
In a general aspect, a medical device can include an external arm having a receiving mechanism, and an internal arm coupled to the external arm such that the receiving mechanism of the external arm is movable with respect to the internal arm. The medical device can also include a sliding component including a needle configured to be coupled to a portion of an implant and configured to slidably move the needle toward the receiving mechanism of the external arm.
Claims20
A medical device, comprising:
- an external arm having a receiving mechanism;
- an internal arm coupled to the external arm such that the receiving mechanism of the external arm is movable with respect to the internal arm;
- and
- a sliding component including a needle configured to be coupled to a portion of an implant and configured to slidably move the needle toward the receiving mechanism of the external arm.
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A medical device, comprising:
- an internal arm defining a guide;
- an external arm coupled to the internal arm and having a receiving mechanism configured to move from a first position to a second position such that a distance between the guide of the internal arm and the receiving mechanism of the external arm is decreased;
- and
- a sliding component including a needle and configured to slidably move along the guide such that a distal portion of the needle is moved toward the receiving mechanism of the external arm.
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A method, comprising:
- inserting at least a portion of an internal arm including a needle coupled to at least a portion of an implant into a body of a patient such that an external arm coupled to the internal arm is disposed outside of the body of the patient;
- and
- moving a component such that the portion of the implant coupled to the needle of the sliding component is moved along a guide of the internal arm toward the external arm and outside of the body of the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.