Method of percutaneously implanting a medical implant and a delivery device for percutaneous delivery of a medical implant
AssigneeCapri Medical Limited
InventorsFergal Ward, Ross Lewis
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Abstract
A delivery device for percutaneous delivery of a medical implant into a patient's tissue includes a delivery sheath having a lumen adapted to hold the medical implant. The delivery sheath is percutaneously positionable for implanting the medical implant into the patient's tissue and includes a side wall having a side opening through which at least a part of the medical implant is ejected during use.
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A delivery device for percutaneous delivery of a medical implant into a patient's tissue, the delivery device comprising:
- a delivery sheath having a lumen adapted to hold the medical implant, the delivery sheath being percutaneously positionable for implanting the medical implant into the patient's tissue;
- and wherein the delivery sheath comprises a side wall having a side opening through which at least a part of the medical implant is ejected during use.
A medical implant, for example a neurostimulator implant or a diagnostic implant, comprising a housing portion, an electrode lead extending from the housing portion and having one or more electrodes, and an antenna extending from the housing portion.
A delivery device for percutaneous delivery of a medical implant into a patient's tissue, the medical implant comprising an elongate housing portion and a flexible antenna extending from a side of the elongate housing portion, wherein the delivery device comprises:
- a delivery sheath for percutaneously implanting the medical implant into the patient's tissue, the delivery sheath comprising
- a lumen adapted to hold the housing portion of the medical implant,
- a guide channel formed along a side of the delivery sheath for holding the flexible antenna, and
- a slot extending from the guide channel to the lumen.
A method of percutaneously implanting a medical implant in tissue of a patient, the medical implant comprising a wireless power receiver and an elongate electrode lead, wherein the method comprises percutaneously implanting the medical implant such that the wireless power receiver is oriented towards the skin surface of the patient at the implantation site.
The method of comprising percutaneously implanting the electrode lead at a greater depth than the housing portion and/or at a different angle to the housing portion.
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