Implant holder and suture guide
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1. A delivery system comprising:
- an implant retainer configured to releaseably hold an implant unit and maintain the implant unit in a fixation location relative to target tissue in a subject'"'"'s body during an implantation procedure;
an implant activator configured to cause modulation of at least one nerve in the subject'"'"'s body during the implantation procedure;
a first suture guide portion disposed on a first side of the implant retainer and configured to guide a suture needle during the implantation procedure; and
a second suture guide portion disposed on a second side of the implant retainer opposite the first side and configured to guide the suture needle after the suture needle exits the first suture guide portion.
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Abstract
A delivery system is disclosed having an implant retainer configured to releasably hold an implant unit and maintain the implant unit in a fixation location relative to target tissue in a subject'"'"'s body during an implantation procedure. A first suture guide portion may be disposed on a first side of the implant retainer and configured to guide a suture needle during the implantation procedure. A second suture guide portion may be disposed on a second side of the implant retainer, opposite the first side, and configured to guide the suture needle after the suture needle exits the first suture guide portion.
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1. A delivery system comprising:
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an implant retainer configured to releaseably hold an implant unit and maintain the implant unit in a fixation location relative to target tissue in a subject'"'"'s body during an implantation procedure; an implant activator configured to cause modulation of at least one nerve in the subject'"'"'s body during the implantation procedure; a first suture guide portion disposed on a first side of the implant retainer and configured to guide a suture needle during the implantation procedure; and a second suture guide portion disposed on a second side of the implant retainer opposite the first side and configured to guide the suture needle after the suture needle exits the first suture guide portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A device for delivering a head pain-related implant to a location proximate a at least one of an occipital nerve and a trigeminal nerve, the device comprising:
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an implant retainer configured to releaseably hold an implant configured for implantation in a scalp of a subject and maintain the implant in a fixation location relative to target tissue beneath skin in a region on a back of the subject'"'"'s head during an implantation procedure; an implant activator configured to cause modulation of at least one nerve in the subject'"'"'s head during the implantation procedure; a first suture guide portion disposed on a first side of the implant retainer and configured to guide a suture needle through a first subcutaneous tissue region; and a second suture guide portion disposed on a second side of the implant retainer opposite the first side and configured to guide the suture needle through a second a subcutaneous tissue region after the suture needle exits the first suture guide portion. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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