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US 9,427,229 B2Granted
Implant system
AssigneeArthroCare Corporation
InventorsDonald Gonazles, Roger Pisarnwongs, Tom Weisel, Jeff Wrana
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Abstract
A system and method for inserting an implant into soft tissue. The system may include an elongate arm having an implant at a first end of the elongate arm and an actuator at a second end of the elongate arm. The implants may be contained in a cartridge assembly. Methods of inserting an implant may be used during nasal septum reconstruction.
Claims33
An implant system comprising:
- a handle assembly comprising a handle and an actuator,
- a first elongate arm having a first end and a second end coupled to the handle assembly;
- a second elongate arm having a first end and a second end coupled to the handle assembly, the second elongate arm being movable between an open position substantially parallel to the first elongate arm and a closed position wherein the first end of the second elongate arm is closer to the first end of the first elongate;
- arm
- a cartridge assembly coupled to and proximal to the first end of the first elongate arm, wherein the cartridge assembly comprises a plurality of implants;
- wherein the actuator is configured to engage an actuator rod when the actuator is actuated and wherein the actuator rod comprises a flexible end proximal to the plurality of implants.
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An implant system comprising:
- a handle;
- a first elongate arm having a proximal end coupled to the handle and a distal end, the distal end being configured to receive an implant;
- a second elongate arm having a proximal end coupled to the handle and a distal end, the second elongate arm being movable between an open position substantially parallel to the first elongate arm and a closed position wherein the distal end of the second elongate arm is closer to the distal end of the first elongate arm;
- an actuator coupled to the handle proximal to the proximal end of the first elongate arm, wherein the implant system is configured to move the second elongate arm between the first and second positions and discharge an implant from the distal end of the first elongate arm toward the second elongate arm at an angle to the first elongate arm when the actuator is actuated;
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- an actuator rod between the actuator and the implant, wherein the actuator rod comprises a flexible end proximal to the implant.
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A method for approximation of soft tissues, the method comprising:
- providing an implant system comprising:
- an elongate arm having a first end and a second end;
- a cartridge assembly proximal to the first end, wherein the cartridge assembly comprises a plurality of implants;
- an actuator configured to discharge an implant from the cartridge assembly;
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- an actuator rod between the actuator and the plurality of implants, wherein the actuator rod comprises a flexible end proximal to the implant;
- inserting the elongate arm into a patient's nasal cavity;
- locating the first end proximal to a target implant location;
- actuating the actuator;
- and
- discharging an implant into the target implant location.
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An implant system comprising:
- a first elongate arm having a first end and a second end;
- an implant proximal to the first end;
- a handle assembly proximal to the second end, wherein the handle assembly comprises a handle and an actuator;
- a first actuator rod comprising a first flexible portion proximal to the first end, wherein the first flexible portion is configured to engage the implant;
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- a second actuator rod comprising a second flexible portion proximal to the first end, wherein the second flexible portion comprises a first tip configured to penetrate tissue.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.