Back to results
US 9,517,067 B2Granted
System and method for satellite drug delivery
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsNadya D. Belcheva, Joshua Stopek
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to an implantable repository including a housing comprising at least one bioactive agent and at least one attachment member coupled to the housing, the at least one attachment member configured to couple the implantable repository to at least one of a medical device and a tissue surface.
Claims15
A medical instrument comprising:
- an elongated shaft having a proximal end and a distal end;
- a handle assembly coupled to the proximal end of the elongated shaft, the handle assembly including a trigger;
- and
- an end effector assembly disposed at the distal end of the elongated shaft, the end effector assembly actuatable by the trigger and including:
- a cartridge assembly having at least one implantable repository;
- and
- an anvil assembly having a plurality of fasteners that are separate from the at least one implantable repository,
- wherein upon actuation of the trigger, at least one of the plurality of fasteners engages the at least one implantable repository and is ejected from the cartridge assembly along with the at least one implantable repository.
5 more elements
A medical instrument comprising:
- an elongated shaft;
- and
- a tool assembly disposed at a distal end of the elongated shaft, the tool assembly including:
- an anvil assembly;
- a cartridge assembly having a plurality of fasteners;
- and
- a repository support assembly selectively engageable with at least one of the anvil assembly or the cartridge assembly, the repository support assembly having at least one implantable repository disposed thereon, wherein the at least one implantable repository is separate from the plurality of fasteners and disposed in a firing path of the plurality of fasteners, such that the at least one implantable repository is coupled to at least one of the plurality of fasteners upon firing thereof.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.