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Airway implant and delivery tool

  • US 20050154412A1
  • Filed: 02/25/2005
  • Published: 07/14/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An apparatus for use in treating an airway condition of a patient, said apparatus comprising:

  • a handle sized to be hand-grasped by an operator;

    a barrel connected to said handle and having a barrel cavity accessible through a barrel opening, said cavity extending axially from said opening to a distal end;

    a needle retention portion positioned distal to said barrel;

    a needle having a distal tip for penetrating into said tissue, said needle having an axially extending bore, said needle retained within said needle retention portion and with a proximal end of said needle opposing said distal end of said barrel;

    an implant of biocompatible material sized to be embedded within a tissue of said airway, said implant disposed within said needle bore at said distal tip;

    an actuator disposed within said barrel cavity and movable in a deployment direction from said barrel opening toward said distal end of said barrel cavity, said actuator adapted to urge said implant from said distal tip as said actuator is moved in said deployment direction;

    an indicator indicating a relative positioning of said actuator within said barrel cavity.

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