Delivery device for implantable monitor
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1. A device comprising:
- an elongated probe configured to carry at a distal end thereof an implantable capsule for deployment within a patient;
a vacuum inlet configured to apply suction through the device and to draw tissue into a void comprised in said capsule;
an anchor element configured to anchor the capsule to the drawn tissue within the patient;
a release mechanism configured to release the capsule from the probe, said release mechanism comprising a vacuum seal, a spring element, and a pull-wire for coupling the capsule to the device; and
an actuator located at the proximal end of the elongated probe configured to push the anchor element to anchor the capsule to the tissue, and to push the vacuum seal to cover an opening of said vacuum inlet, and to release said spring element to expand towards the proximal end of the device, thereby retracting the pull-wire to release the capsule from the probe, said actuator to cause said anchoring, said covering and said releasing by a single motion of the actuator.
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Abstract
A system, device, and method for placing a capsule for sensing one or more parameters of a patient by anchoring the capsule to a tissue at a specific site and releasing the capsule from the device, using a single actuator operated during a single motion. As an example, a delivery device may anchor the capsule to the tissue site and release the capsule from the delivery device during a single motion of the actuator. This allows a user to place the capsule by interacting with only a single actuator through one type of motion, thus making delivery of the capsule more reliable and user-friendly.
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19 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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an elongated probe configured to carry at a distal end thereof an implantable capsule for deployment within a patient; a vacuum inlet configured to apply suction through the device and to draw tissue into a void comprised in said capsule; an anchor element configured to anchor the capsule to the drawn tissue within the patient; a release mechanism configured to release the capsule from the probe, said release mechanism comprising a vacuum seal, a spring element, and a pull-wire for coupling the capsule to the device; and an actuator located at the proximal end of the elongated probe configured to push the anchor element to anchor the capsule to the tissue, and to push the vacuum seal to cover an opening of said vacuum inlet, and to release said spring element to expand towards the proximal end of the device, thereby retracting the pull-wire to release the capsule from the probe, said actuator to cause said anchoring, said covering and said releasing by a single motion of the actuator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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delivering an implantable capsule to tissue within a patient using a delivery device, the delivery device comprising; an elongated probe configured to carry at a distal end thereof the implantable capsule for deployment within a patient; a vacuum inlet configured to apply suction through the device and to draw tissue into a void comprised in said capsule; an anchor element configured to anchor the capsule to the drawn tissue within the patient; a release mechanism configured to release the capsule from the probe, said release mechanism comprising a vacuum seal, a spring element, and a pull-wire for coupling the capsule to the device; and an actuator located at the proximal end of the elongated probe configured to push the anchor element to anchor the capsule to the tissue, and to push the vacuum seal to cover an opening of said vacuum inlet, and to release said spring element to expand towards the proximal end of the device, thereby retracting the pull-wire to release the capsule from the probe, said actuator to cause said anchoring, said covering and said releasing by a single motion of the actuator; anchoring the implantable capsule to the tissue; and releasing the capsule from the delivery device, wherein anchoring the capsule and releasing the capsule are done during a single motion of the actuator of the device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A device comprising:
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an elongated probe for carrying an implantable capsule for deployment within a patient; a vacuum inlet for as applying suction through the device and for drawing tissue into a void in said capsule; an anchor element for anchoring the capsule to the tissue within the patient; a release mechanism for releasing the capsule from the probe; and an actuator for activating by a single motion of the actuator the anchor element to anchor the capsule to the tissue and the release mechanism to cover the vacuum inlet and to release the capsule from the probe. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a delivery apparatus comprising; an elongated probe configured to carry at a distal end thereof an implantable capsule for deployment within a patient; a vacuum inlet configured to apply suction through the device and to draw tissue into a void comprised in said capsule; an anchor element configured to anchor the capsule to the drawn tissue within the patient; a release mechanism configured to release the capsule from the probe, said release mechanism comprising a vacuum seal, a spring element, and a pull-wire for coupling the capsule to the device; and an actuator located at the proximal end of the elongated probe configured to control delivery of the capsule; and wherein the actuator is configured to activate the anchor element to thereby push the anchor element to anchor the capsule to the tissue, and to activate the release mechanism to thereby push the vacuum seal to cover an opening of said vacuum inlet, and to release said spring element to expand towards the proximal end of the device, thereby retracting the pull-wire to release the capsule from the probe, said actuator to activate the anchor element and the release mechanism by a single motion of the actuator.
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