Macroencapsulation device implantation and transport system and methods

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14-15. (canceled)

A method of implanting a macroencapsulation device, the method comprising:

• inserting a pusher of a handle into an internal channel of a receptacle;
• connecting the handle to the receptacle with a lock;
• proximally displacing the receptacle relative to the pusher and handle to displace a macroencapsulation device disposed in a recess formed in a distal portion of the receptacle out of a distal opening of the internal channel.

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22-23. (canceled)

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A macroencapsulation implantation device comprising:

• a receptacle including an internal channel extending at least partially through and along a longitudinal axis of the receptacle;
• a recess formed in a distal portion of the receptacle, wherein the recess forms a distal opening of the internal channel, and wherein the recess is sized and shaped to receive a macroencapsulation device disposed therein;
• a plurality of slots formed in the distal portion of the receptacle and extending in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the receptacle, wherein the plurality of slots is configured to place the recess in fluid communication with a surrounding environment.

27-33. (canceled)

A method of storing a macroencapsulation device, the method comprising:

• transferring nutrients and waste between the macroencapsulation device and a surrounding media through a plurality of slots formed in a distal portion of a receptacle the macroencapsulation device is disposed in.

35-40. (canceled)

A container system for storing a macroencapsulation device, the container comprising:

• a body including an internal volume and an opening;
• a pair of rails positioned on opposing sides of a longitudinal axis of the internal volume and extending into the internal volume,
• an opposing pair of grooves formed in and extending along at least a portion of a longitudinal length of the pair of rails, and wherein the pair of rails are configured to retain a correspondingly sized and shaped receptacle engaged with the opposing pair of grooves in a predetermined pose in the internal volume.

42-56. (canceled)

A method of storing a macroencapsulation device, the method comprising:

• inserting a receptacle into an opposing pair of grooves formed in and extending along at least a portion of a longitudinal length of a pair of rails positioned on opposing sides of a longitudinal axis of an internal volume of a container, wherein the macroencapsulation device is disposed in a recess formed in a distal portion of the receptacle;
• and
• supporting the receptacle in a predetermined pose within the internal volume of the container with the opposing pair of grooves.

58-64. (canceled)

66-82. (canceled)