Tools and method for subcutaneous device insertion
AssigneeBIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
InventorsERIC AUSTIN, HANNES KRAETSCHMER, STEVAN WITTENBROCK, DANIEL R. BAKER, CHRISTOPHER J. JENSEN
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Abstract
An implantation tool for implanting a medical device subcutaneously includes a core extending along a longitudinal axis. The core is formed with a longitudinal recess extending along the longitudinal axis. A shell protrudes from an end of the core in the direction of the longitudinal axis. The shell defines a compartment for carrying the medical implant. The compartment is connected to the longitudinal recess. A rod that extends along the longitudinal axis is arranged in the longitudinal recess.
Claims19
An implantation tool for implanting a medical device subcutaneously, the implantation tool comprising:
- a core extending along a longitudinal axis, said core being formed with a longitudinal recess extending along said longitudinal axis;
- a shell protruding from an end of said core in a direction of said longitudinal axis, said shell defining a compartment, connected to said longitudinal recess, for carrying the medical implant, and said shell having a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration for releasing the medical implant from said shell;
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- a rod extending along the longitudinal axis and arranged in said longitudinal recess, wherein said longitudinal recess is configured such that said rod is in contact with the medical implant when the medical implant is disposed in said core.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.