Methods and Apparatus for Implanting Prostheses
AssigneeJMEA Corporation
InventorsJames A. Sack, Jack Y. Yeh
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Abstract
A deployment device for a tissue repair system includes a front delivery assembly that is detachable from a base assembly of the deployment device. The front delivery assembly includes at least one prosthesis and at least one driven assembly that actuates the at least one prosthesis. The base assembly includes a driving assembly that may engage the at least one driven assembly of the at least one prosthesis. The front delivery assembly can be rotated so that the position of a prosthesis in the front delivery assembly is moved in and out of alignment with the driving assembly. A kit of parts may be provided that includes a base assembly as well as two or more detachable front delivery assemblies.
Claims20
A method of operating a deployment device for tissue repair, comprising:
- attaching a front delivery assembly including at least one prosthesis to a base assembly;
- aligning the front delivery assembly with a desired region of tissue;
- implanting the at least one prosthesis using the deployment device;
- and
- detaching the front delivery assembly from the base assembly.
A method of implanting a prosthesis into tissue using a deployment device, comprising:
- actuating a driving assembly so that the driving assembly engages a driven assembly corresponding to the prosthesis;
- observing a position of a depth indicator that is associated with a depth to which the prosthesis has been implanted within the tissue;
- and
- actuating the driving assembly a second time if the position of the depth indicator is spaced apart from a predetermined depth position.
A prosthesis configured for implantation into tissue, comprising:
- a driving portion;
- a base portion including a forward portion and a rearward portion, the forward portion being associated with the driving portion;
- and
- a wedge portion associated with the rearward portion of the base portion,
- the base portion comprising a first longitudinal portion that extends along a length of the base portion and a second longitudinal portion that extends along the length of the base portion,
- the first longitudinal portion and the second longitudinal portion being attached at the forward portion and the first longitudinal portion and the second longitudinal portion being separable at the rearward portion, and
- wherein the first longitudinal portion and the second longitudinal portion are configured to engage the wedge portion and spread apart from one another during the implantation of the prosthesis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.