US 2024/0189581 A1 · MEDICAL DEVICE IMPLANT TEMPLATE SYSTEMS AND METHODS

Abstract

A system may include a medical device template for use to implant a medical device having a bottom surface with a periphery and a contour to follow an anatomical feature. The template may include a bottom surface with a periphery and a contour that correspond to the periphery and the contour of the bottom surface of the medical device. The template may be configured to be positioned and orientated over the anatomical feature to facilitate marking skin over the anatomical feature used to determine where to make an incision to implant the medical device. The system may include a frame configured to be worn on a head, with adjustable attachments configured for use to bilaterally position and orientate the templates against the head. The medical device may be configured to be subcutaneously implanted over a skull. The contour may correspond to a contour of the skull.

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Dependent claims

A method for implanting at least one medical device, comprising:

locating at least one reference anatomical feature;
placing at least one medical device template, based on the at least one reference anatomical feature, on a surface over at least one location where the at least one medical device is to be implanted, the at least one medical device template having a bottom surface to contact the surface and the at least one medical device having a bottom surface, wherein the template bottom surface and the device bottom surface have matching peripheries and contours;
marking where the at least one medical device template is placed on the skin surface;
and
implanting the at least one medical device at the at least one location using the marking as a guide.

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A method, comprising:

placing a frame with a first medical device template and a second medical device template on a head, wherein each of the at least two medical device templates has a bottom surface to contact a surface of the head and the at least one medical device having a bottom surface that has a periphery;
adjusting a position of the first medical device template to be on a left side of the head and superior to a nuchal ridge on the left side of the head, and adjusting a position of the second medical device template to be on a right side of the head and superior to a nuchal ridge on the right side of the head, wherein the adjusted positions of the first and second medical device templates are equal distance from an inion and symmetrical to a midline passing through the inion;
marking the locations of both the first and second medical device templates on the surface of the head;
making a first incision through skin on the head superior to the location of the first medical device template and making a second incision through the skin on the head superior to the location of the second medical device template;
and
inserting a first medical device through the first incision in an inferior direction into a first pocket beneath the skin toward the nuchal ridge on the left side of the head, and inserting a second medical device through the second incision in an inferior direction into a second pocket beneath the skin toward the nuchal ridge on the right side of the head,
wherein each of the first and second medical devices has a bottom surface with a periphery that corresponds to the peripheries of the bottom surface of the first and second medical device templates.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Medical device implant template systems and methods

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Medical device implant template systems and methods

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