Soft tissue conduit device
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1. A method of conducting biological material to soft tissue, the method comprising:
- loading a conduit device having an outer surface onto a delivery shaft of an inserter;
inserting at least a portion of the delivery shaft into soft tissue;
expelling the conduit device from the delivery shaft into the tissue;
connecting a delivery device to an access port of the inserter and to the delivery shaft of the inserter, the access port of the inserter positioned between the delivery shaft and a handle of the inserter; and
delivering biological material from the delivery device through the access port of the inserter along the delivery shaft of the inserter and directly into and along at least one outer channel of the conduit device that is at least partially open to the outer surface of the conduit device while the inserter is coupled to soft tissue and the conduit device is implanted in the tissue.
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Abstract
A method of conducting biological materials to soft tissue. The method includes loading a conduit device onto a delivery shaft of an inserter, inserting at least a portion of the delivery shaft into soft tissue, expelling the conduit device from the delivery shaft into the tissue, and delivering biological material through an access port of the inserter into at least one outer longitudinal channel of the conduit device.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of conducting biological material to soft tissue, the method comprising:
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loading a conduit device having an outer surface onto a delivery shaft of an inserter; inserting at least a portion of the delivery shaft into soft tissue; expelling the conduit device from the delivery shaft into the tissue; connecting a delivery device to an access port of the inserter and to the delivery shaft of the inserter, the access port of the inserter positioned between the delivery shaft and a handle of the inserter; and delivering biological material from the delivery device through the access port of the inserter along the delivery shaft of the inserter and directly into and along at least one outer channel of the conduit device that is at least partially open to the outer surface of the conduit device while the inserter is coupled to soft tissue and the conduit device is implanted in the tissue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of conducting biological material to soft tissue, the method comprising:
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loading at least first and second conduit devices each having a first terminal end, an oppositely located second terminal end and an outer surface onto a delivery shaft of an inserter; inserting at least a portion of the delivery shaft into a first location in soft tissue; moving a pusher rod of the inserter by moving a slider of the inserter; expelling the first conduit device from the delivery shaft into the tissue by the pusher rod; connecting a syringe to an access port of the inserter and perpendicularly to the delivery shaft of the inserter, the access port of the inserter positioned between the delivery shaft and a handle of the inserter; delivering biological material from the syringe through the access port along the delivery shaft of the inserter directly into and along an outer longitudinal channel of the first conduit device that is at least partially open to the outer surface of the first conduit device and extends from the first terminal end to the oppositely located second terminal end while the inserter is coupled to soft tissue and the first conduit is implanted into the tissue; delivering the biological material from and along the outer longitudinal channel from the first terminal end of the first conduit device to the oppositely located second terminal end of the first conduit device to the soft tissue; and removing the delivery shaft from the tissue. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of conducting biological material to meniscal tissue, the method comprising:
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making an arthroscopic incision in a knee; exposing meniscal tissue; loading a first conduit device having a first outer surface onto a delivery shaft of an inserter; loading a second conduit device having a second outer surface onto the delivery shaft of the inserter; inserting at least a portion of the delivery shaft into a first location in the meniscal tissue; expelling the first conduit device from the delivery shaft into the meniscal tissue between two areas of different vascularity; connecting a delivery device with a luer lock to an access port of the inserter and to the delivery shaft of the inserter, the access port of the inserter positioned between the delivery shaft and a handle of the inserter; delivering biological material through the access port of the inserter directly into and along at least one outer longitudinal channel of the first conduit device that is at least partially open to the first outer surface of the first conduit device while the inserter is coupled to the meniscal tissue and the first conduit is implanted into the meniscal tissue; removing the delivery shaft from the meniscal tissue; inserting the delivery shaft of the inserter into a second location in the meniscal tissue; expelling the second conduit device from the delivery shaft into the meniscal tissue by moving a pushing rod of the inserter to a deployment position; delivering biological material from the inserter directly into and along at least one outer longitudinal channel of the second conduit device that is at least partially open to the second outer surface of the second conduit device; removing the delivery shaft of the inserter from the meniscal tissue; and closing the incision. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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