DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR INFLATABLE IMPLANT
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Abstract
An implant delivery system can be used to deliver an implant into a body. The implant delivery system can include an inflation tube and a tubular member surrounding the inflation tube. The inflation tube can be used to provide an inflation medium to the implant. The tubular member can have a distal tip and an opening spaced from the tip to allow the implant to be released through the opening into an anatomical structure within the body.
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23 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. An implant delivery system configured to deliver an implant into a body comprising:
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an inflatable implant having an outer wall defining an internal chamber, the implant configured to be positioned within a bladder while in a first, introduction configuration and then at least partially inflated into a second, implanted configuration; an inflation tube defining a conduit with a distal end coupled to the inflatable implant to provide an inflation medium to the implant'"'"'s internal chamber; a tubular member surrounding the inflation tube, having a rounded atraumatic distal tip and an opening spaced from the tip, the opening providing access into the tubular member and sized to allow the implant to pass through the opening into a bladder, the inflatable implant being positioned within the tubular member in the introduction configuration; and a sheath configured to allow the delivery system to pass through a urethra into the bladder, the sheath surrounding the tubular member and being shorter than the tubular member such that the sheath has a first position about the tubular member covering the opening and a second position about the tubular member spaced from the first position where the opening is uncovered to allow the implant to be released into the bladder. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An implant delivery system comprising:
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an inflatable implant; a first tube defining a conduit with a distal end coupled to the inflatable implant to provide an inflation medium into the implant; and an second tube surrounding the first tube and the inflatable implant, having an atraumatic distal tip and a window spaced from the tip, the window configured to allow the implant to pass therethrough from within the second tube into an anatomical structure; wherein the system has a first configuration in which the window is blocked and a second configuration in which the window is open to allow the implant to be released into the anatomical structure. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An implant delivery system comprising:
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an inflation tube defining a conduit with a distal end configured to couple to an inflatable implant to provide an inflation medium to the implant; a tubular member surrounding the inflation tube having an atraumatic distal tip and a window spaced from the tip, the window configured to allow the implant to be released through the window into an anatomical structure. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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