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US 2016/0354115 A1Published application
Implant placement and removal systems
AssigneeIntarcia Therapeutics, Inc.
InventorsJay S. Smith, Michael R. Cole, James M. Sellers, Scott D. Lautenbach, Amy K. Whitson, Matthew Weber
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Abstract
Devices, methods, and systems are provided for placing an implant into a patient and removing it therefrom.
Claims44
A system for placing an implant, comprising:
- a placement tool comprising
- a handle portion, and
- a placement cannula movable within or adjacent, and relative to, the handle portion, the cannula having a length, a proximal end arranged near the handle portion and a distal end opposite the proximal end, the placement cannula configured to deliver the implant within a tissue of a patient via an incision in the skin of a patient at an implantation site;
- and
- a placement guide having a first surface and pilot-tube, wherein
- the tube includes a proximal end configured to receive the distal end of the placement cannula;
- a distal end spaced apart from the proximal end at a first distance;
- a longitudinal central axis arranged relative to the first surface at either or both of a second distance and an angle;
- and
- the placement guide is configured to guide the placement cannula within the tissue to effect implantation of the implant at a determined placement depth beneath the outer surface of the skin of the patient.
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A placement guide device for use with a placement tool, the guide comprising:
- a first surface;
- and
- a pilot-tube having a central longitudinal axis, wherein
- the tube includes a proximal end configured to receive the distal end of a placement cannula for delivering an implant to tissue;
- a distal end spaced apart from the proximal end at a first distance;
- the longitudinal axis arranged relative to the first surface at either or both of a second distance and an angle;
- and
- the placement guide is configured to guide a placement cannula of a placement tool within the tissue to effect implantation of the implant at a determined placement depth beneath the outer surface of the skin of the patient.
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An implant removal tool comprising:
- a first arm;
- a second arm configured at least during use to be spaced apart from and substantially parallel to the first arm;
- a first opening arranged at a distal end of the first arm;
- a second opening arranged at a distal end of the second arm;
- wherein:
- the first opening is configured to corral a first end of a positioned implant;
- the second opening is configured to corral a second end of the positioned implant;
- and
- a locking device is configured to maintain the distance between the first arm and second arm as the arms are brought together.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.