Method and system for implanting multiple prostheses
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1. A tissue repair system, comprising:
- a deployment device configured to house two or more prostheses, wherein the deployment device provides two prosthesis positions including a driving position and a storage position, wherein the driving position is disposed along a first longitudinal axis and the storage position is disposed along a second longitudinal axis different from the first longitudinal axis;
a first prosthesis;
a second prosthesis; and
at least one connecting member,wherein the deployment device has an initial configuration in which the first prosthesis is in the driving position, the second prosthesis is in the storage position, and the at least one connecting member joins the first prosthesis and the second prosthesis,wherein the deployment device is configured to implant the first prosthesis and the second prosthesis in multiple stages,wherein a first stage comprises the first prosthesis being implanted from the driving position along the first longitudinal axis such that the at least one connecting member extends from the implanted first prosthesis to the second prosthesis in the storage position,wherein a second stage comprises the second prosthesis being moved from the storage position to the driving position, wherein after the first prosthesis is implanted in the first stage, the deployment device rotates in the second stage to angularly displace the second prosthesis from the storage position along the second longitudinal axis to the driving position along the first longitudinal axiswherein a third stage comprises the second prosthesis being implanted from the driving position along the first longitudinal axis with the connecting member still joining the first prosthesis and the second prosthesis.
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Abstract
A method and system of implanting multiple prostheses uses a deployment device including a front delivery assembly and a base assembly. The prostheses may be housed within the front delivery assembly and deployed using an impact force generated within the base assembly. The multiple prostheses can be implanted in quick succession. The deployment device uses power assistance generated from energy stored in an energy storage system. In one embodiment, a compression spring stores mechanical energy that can be transformed into an impacting force following a triggering event.
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1. A tissue repair system, comprising:
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a deployment device configured to house two or more prostheses, wherein the deployment device provides two prosthesis positions including a driving position and a storage position, wherein the driving position is disposed along a first longitudinal axis and the storage position is disposed along a second longitudinal axis different from the first longitudinal axis; a first prosthesis; a second prosthesis; and at least one connecting member, wherein the deployment device has an initial configuration in which the first prosthesis is in the driving position, the second prosthesis is in the storage position, and the at least one connecting member joins the first prosthesis and the second prosthesis, wherein the deployment device is configured to implant the first prosthesis and the second prosthesis in multiple stages, wherein a first stage comprises the first prosthesis being implanted from the driving position along the first longitudinal axis such that the at least one connecting member extends from the implanted first prosthesis to the second prosthesis in the storage position, wherein a second stage comprises the second prosthesis being moved from the storage position to the driving position, wherein after the first prosthesis is implanted in the first stage, the deployment device rotates in the second stage to angularly displace the second prosthesis from the storage position along the second longitudinal axis to the driving position along the first longitudinal axis wherein a third stage comprises the second prosthesis being implanted from the driving position along the first longitudinal axis with the connecting member still joining the first prosthesis and the second prosthesis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A tissue repair system, comprising:
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a deployment device configured to house two or more prostheses, wherein the deployment device provides two or more prosthesis positions including a driving position and one or more storage positions, wherein the driving position is disposed along a first longitudinal axis and each storage position is disposed on a respective longitudinal axis different from the first longitudinal axis; a plurality of prostheses; and at least one connecting member; wherein the deployment device has an initial configuration in which one of the plurality of prostheses is in the driving position, one or more other prostheses of the plurality of prostheses is in the one or more storage positions, and the at least one connecting member joins together each prosthesis of the plurality of prostheses, wherein the deployment device is configured to implant each prosthesis of the plurality of prostheses in multiple stages, wherein the multiple stages include a stage of implanting the one prosthesis from the driving position along the first longitudinal axis, and wherein the multiple stages include a stage of moving at least one of the one or more other prostheses from its storage position along its respective longitudinal axis to the driving position along the first longitudinal axis, and wherein in the stage of moving at least one of the one or more other prostheses, the at least one of the one or more other prostheses moves angularly around a central longitudinal axis from its storage position along its respective longitudinal axis to the driving position along the first longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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