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Apparatuses and methods for percutaneously implanting objects in patients

  • US 20060276680A1
  • Filed: 08/16/2006
  • Published: 12/07/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A device for percutaneously implanting an object in a patient, the device comprising:

  • a handle;

    a cannula having a proximal portion slidably carried proximate to the handle and a distal portion configured to releasably hold the object; and

    an actuator connected to the proximal end of the cannula and movably disposed relative to the handle, wherein the actuator comprises an interface element that (a) engages the handle to restrict axial movement between the actuator and the handle, and (b) disengages the handle to allow the cannula to slide axially relative to the handle and release the object within the patient.

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