WO2002007786A3 - Apparatus and method for introducing an implant - Google Patents

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WO2002007786A3
WO2002007786A3 PCT/US2001/023350 US0123350W WO0207786A3 WO 2002007786 A3 WO2002007786 A3 WO 2002007786A3 US 0123350 W US0123350 W US 0123350W WO 0207786 A3 WO0207786 A3 WO 0207786A3
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61MDEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M37/00Other apparatus for introducing media into the body; Percutany, i.e. introducing medicines into the body by diffusion through the skin
    • A61M37/0069Devices for implanting pellets, e.g. markers or solid medicaments
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61DVETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, IMPLEMENTS, TOOLS, OR METHODS
    • A61D7/00Devices or methods for introducing solid, liquid, or gaseous remedies or other materials into or onto the bodies of animals
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10STECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S977/00Nanotechnology
    • Y10S977/84Manufacture, treatment, or detection of nanostructure
    • Y10S977/849Manufacture, treatment, or detection of nanostructure with scanning probe
    • Y10S977/86Scanning probe structure
    • Y10S977/875Scanning probe structure with tip detail

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Abstract

An apparatus for introducing an implant (16) into tissue is provided. The apparatus comprises a cartridge (10) having proximal and distal ends, inner and outer surfaces, and a central bore (14) extending therethrough having proximal and distal ends. An implant (28) having proximal and distal ends is within the central bore (14). A piston (12) is provided proximal to the implant (28) and slidably maintained within the bore (14), whereby, during operation, the piston (12) moves distally through the bore (14) and urges the implant (28) distally through the bore (14). The bore (14) is enclosed such that sterility of the implant (28) within the bore (14) can be maintained until the implant (28) is released from the cartridge (10) into the patient.
PCT/US2001/023350 2000-07-24 2001-07-24 Apparatus and method for introducing an implant WO2002007786A2 (en)

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AU2002213593A AU2002213593A1 (en) 2000-07-24 2001-07-24 Apparatus and method for introducing an implant
EP01955948A EP1324801A2 (en) 2000-07-24 2001-07-24 Apparatus and method for introducing an implant
JP2002513519A JP2004504108A (en) 2000-07-24 2001-07-24 Device and method for transplantation tissue introduction

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US09/624,565 US6530896B1 (en) 1996-05-13 2000-07-24 Apparatus and method for introducing an implant
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