Method of removing an inflated implant
First Claim
1. A method of removing an inflated implant from an anatomical structure, the implant having been previously implanted within the anatomical structure, the method comprising:
- advancing a removal device having at least two arms through a cannula and into an anatomical structure;
locating an implant within the anatomical structure, the implant being in an inflated condition;
capturing the implant with all of the at least two arms of the removal device, a deflation tube in at least one of the at least two arms;
compromising a portion of a surface of the implant such that an inflation substance within the implant can escape;
removing the inflation substance out of the implant through the deflation tube in at least one of the at least two arms used to capture the implant, the deflating tube having a distal opening positioned in or near the portion of the surface that has been compromised; and
removing the implant together with the removal device from the anatomical structure.
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Abstract
An inflated implant within an anatomical structure, such as the bladder, may require removal. A method of removing an inflated implant from an anatomical structure can include any of a number of different steps. A removal device can be placed within the anatomical structure. The implant is located within the anatomical structure. After it is located, the implant can be engaged by arms of the removal device. A portion of a surface of the implant can be compromised such that an inflation substance within the implant can escape. The inflation substance can be removed out of the implant through a deflation tube in at least one of the arms used to engage the implant. The implant can then be removed from the anatomical structure.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of removing an inflated implant from an anatomical structure, the implant having been previously implanted within the anatomical structure, the method comprising:
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advancing a removal device having at least two arms through a cannula and into an anatomical structure; locating an implant within the anatomical structure, the implant being in an inflated condition; capturing the implant with all of the at least two arms of the removal device, a deflation tube in at least one of the at least two arms; compromising a portion of a surface of the implant such that an inflation substance within the implant can escape; removing the inflation substance out of the implant through the deflation tube in at least one of the at least two arms used to capture the implant, the deflating tube having a distal opening positioned in or near the portion of the surface that has been compromised; and removing the implant together with the removal device from the anatomical structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of removing a balloon from the bladder, the balloon having been previously implanted within the bladder, the method comprising:
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locating the balloon within the bladder, the balloon being in an inflated condition; advancing a retrieval device with two opposing arms within a single lumen; capturing the balloon with the two opposing arms of the retrieval device; compromising an outside surface of the balloon with a needle-like prong extending from at least one of the two opposing arms; deflating the balloon with the needle-like prong; and removing the balloon from the bladder. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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