Method, tool, and system for deploying an implant into the body

A device for maneuvering an implant to a target site in the body and deploying the implant at the target site, the device comprising:

• a biocompatible housing having a working channel, an outside surface, a first end, and a second end;
• a first piercing jaw that is moveably coupled to the first end of the housing, ends in a piercing tip, and is moveable from a first closed position to a second open position, the second open position allowing access to the working channel of the housing;
• and
• an expandable bladder, the expandable bladder in physical communication with an outside surface of the housing, the expandable bladder from a first position to a second position.

The device for maneuvering an implant to a target site in the body and deploying the implant at the target site, the device comprising:

• a biocompatible housing having a working channel, a therapeutic channel, an outside surface, a first end, and a second end;
• a first piercing jaw that is moveably coupled to the first end of the housing, ends in a piercing tip, and is moveable from a first closed position to a second open position, the second open position allowing access to the working channel of the housing;
• and
• an expandable bladder having an inside and outside surface, the expandable bladder in physical communication with an outside surface of the housing, the outside surface of the expandable bladder in fluid communication with the therapeutic channel, the expandable bladder expandable from a first position to a second position.

A device for maneuvering an implant to a target site in the body and deploying the implant at the target site, the device comprising:

• a biocompatible housing having a working channel, an outside surface, a first end, and a second end;
• a first piercing jaw that is moveably coupled to the first end of the housing, ends in a piercing tip, and is moveable from a first closed position to a second open position, the second open position allowing access to the working channel of the housing;
• and
• a plunger assembly containing a plunger head and a plunger shaft, the plunger shaft terminating in a knob, the plunger shaft defining one or more holes, the plunger assembly located within the working channel of the housing.

A device for maneuvering an implant to a target site in the body and deploying the implant at the target site, the device comprising:

• a biocompatible housing having a working channel, an outside surface, a first end, and a second end;
• a first piercing jaw that is moveably coupled to the first end of the housing, ends in a piercing tip, and is moveable from a first closed position to a second open position, the second open position allowing access to the working channel of the housing;
• and
• a locking collar in physical communication with the outside surface of the housing.

A method for maneuvering an implant to a target site and deploying the implant at the target site, the method comprising:

• guiding a first housing having a piercing jaw ending in a piercing tip and a working channel through a body and to a target site in the body, the piercing tip forging the path towards the target in which the housing will travel;
• urging a second housing from an end of the working channel of the first housing;
• retracting the second housing into the working channel of the first housing;
• deploying an implant at the target site;
• and
• inflating an expandable bladder located around at least the first or second housing.

A method for maneuvering an implant to a target site and deploying the implant at the target site, the method comprising:

• guiding a first housing having a piercing jaw ending in a piercing tip and a working channel through a body and to a target site in the body, by manipulating a guide wire placed within the first housing;
• urging a second housing from an end of the working channel of the first housing;
• retracting the second housing into the working channel of the first housing;
• and
• deploying an implant at the target site.

A method for maneuvering an implant to a target site and deploying the implant at the target site, the method comprising:

• guiding a first housing having a piercing jaw ending in a piercing tip and a working channel through a body and to a target site in the body;
• urging a second housing from an end of the working channel of the first housing;
• retracting the second housing into the working channel of the first housing;
• deploying an implant at the target site;
• and
• releasably coupling a locking collar from the first housing to a locking collar from the second housing.

A system for maneuvering an implant to a target site and deploying the implant at the target site, the system comprising:

• an outer housing having a working channel, and a first end and a second end,
• the first end having a first means for piercing into the body the first means for piercing moveably coupled to the first end, the second end providing access to the working channel of the outer housing;
• and
• an inner housing having a working passage and a distal end and a proximal end,
• wherein the inner housing is also sized to be slidable within the working channel of the outer housing and has a second means for piercing into the body that is moveably coupled to the distal end of the inner housing, the inner housing also having a plunger assembly positioned within its working passage.