Detachable front delivery assembly for a tissue repair system
First Claim
1. A deployment device for tissue repair, comprising:
- a first prosthesis;
a second prosthesis; and
a driving assembly comprising at least one of a driving pin and a driving tube, the at least one of the driving pin and the driving tube defining a driving axis, and the driving assembly being configured to provide a driving force approximately along the driving axis;
wherein the first prosthesis and the second prosthesis are positionable within the deployment device at a first configuration and a second configuration;
wherein the first prosthesis is approximately aligned with the driving assembly along the driving axis in the first configuration and wherein the second prosthesis is out of alignment with the driving assembly and the driving axis in the first configuration;
wherein the second prosthesis is approximately aligned with the driving assembly along the driving axis in the second configuration and wherein the first prosthesis is out of alignment with the driving assembly and the driving axis in the second configuration; and
wherein the first prosthesis and the second prosthesis each rotate around a central longitudinal axis that is generally parallel to the driving axis, in moving between the first configuration and the second configuration.
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Abstract
A deployment device for a tissue repair system includes a front delivery assembly that is detachable from a base assembly of the deployment device. The front delivery assembly includes at least one prosthesis and at least one driven assembly that actuates the at least one prosthesis. The base assembly includes a driving assembly that may engage the at least one driven assembly of the at least one prosthesis. The front delivery assembly can be rotated so that the position of a prosthesis in the front delivery assembly is moved in and out of alignment with the driving assembly. A kit of parts may be provided that includes a base assembly as well as two or more detachable front delivery assemblies.
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28 Claims
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1. A deployment device for tissue repair, comprising:
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a first prosthesis; a second prosthesis; and a driving assembly comprising at least one of a driving pin and a driving tube, the at least one of the driving pin and the driving tube defining a driving axis, and the driving assembly being configured to provide a driving force approximately along the driving axis; wherein the first prosthesis and the second prosthesis are positionable within the deployment device at a first configuration and a second configuration; wherein the first prosthesis is approximately aligned with the driving assembly along the driving axis in the first configuration and wherein the second prosthesis is out of alignment with the driving assembly and the driving axis in the first configuration; wherein the second prosthesis is approximately aligned with the driving assembly along the driving axis in the second configuration and wherein the first prosthesis is out of alignment with the driving assembly and the driving axis in the second configuration; and wherein the first prosthesis and the second prosthesis each rotate around a central longitudinal axis that is generally parallel to the driving axis, in moving between the first configuration and the second configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A deployment device for tissue repair, comprising:
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a first prosthesis; a second prosthesis; and a driving assembly comprising at least one of a driving pin and a driving tube, the at least one of the driving pin and the driving tube defining a driving axis, and the driving assembly being configured to provide a driving force approximately along the driving axis, wherein the first prosthesis and the second prosthesis are positionable within the deployment device at a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein the first prosthesis is approximately aligned with the driving assembly along the driving axis in the first configuration and wherein the second prosthesis is out of alignment with the driving assembly and the driving axis in the first configuration, wherein the second prosthesis is approximately aligned with the driving assembly along the driving axis in the second configuration and wherein the first prosthesis is out of alignment with the driving assembly and the driving axis in the second configuration wherein the first prosthesis is associated with a first driven assembly comprising at least one of a first driven pin and a first driven tube, wherein the second prosthesis is associated with a second driven assembly comprising at least one of a second driven pin and a second driven tube, wherein, in the first configuration, the at least one of a first driven pin and a first driven tube is approximately aligned along the driving axis with the at least one of a driving pin and a driving tube of the driving assembly, and the at least one of a second driven pin and a second driven tube is out of alignment with the at least one of a driving pin and a driving tube of the driving assembly, wherein, in the second configuration, the at least one of a second driven pin and a second driven tube is approximately aligned along the driving axis with the at least one of a driving pin and a driving tube of the driving assembly, and the at least one of a first driven pin and a first driven tube is out of alignment with the at least one of a driving pin and a driving tube of the driving assembly, and wherein the first driven assembly and the second driven assembly rotate simultaneously around a central longitudinal axis that is generally parallel to the driving axis, in moving between the first configuration and the second configuration. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A deployment device for tissue repair, comprising:
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a first prosthesis; a second prosthesis; and a driving assembly comprising at least one of a driving pin and a driving tube, the at least one of the driving pin and the driving tube defining a driving axis, and the driving assembly being configured to provide a driving force approximately along the driving axis, wherein the first prosthesis and the second prosthesis are positionable within the deployment device at a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein the first prosthesis is approximately aligned with the driving assembly along the driving axis in the first configuration and wherein the second prosthesis is out of alignment with the driving assembly and the driving axis in the first configuration, wherein the second prosthesis is approximately aligned with the driving assembly along the driving axis in the second configuration and wherein the first prosthesis is out of alignment with the driving assembly and the driving axis in the second configuration, wherein the first prosthesis and the second prosthesis are associated with a front delivery assembly, wherein the driving assembly is associated with a base assembly, wherein the front delivery assembly is detachable from the base assembly, wherein the driving assembly comprises the driving pin and the driving tube, wherein the front delivery assembly further includes at least one driven assembly comprising a driven tube and a driven pin that respectively engage the driving tube and the driving pin of the driving assembly, wherein the front delivery assembly includes a cannula and a guide member for retaining and aligning the at least one driven assembly, wherein the at least one driven assembly and the guide member are disposed inside the cannula, and wherein the guide member is disposed around an outer surface of the driven tube of the at least one driven assembly. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method of operating a deployment device for tissue repair, comprising:
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attaching a front delivery assembly including at least two prostheses to a base assembly to form the deployment device, wherein the deployment device comprises a first prosthesis, a second prosthesis, and a driving assembly comprising at least one of a driving pin and a driving tube, the at least one of the driving pin and the driving tube defining a driving axis, and the driving assembly being configured to provide a driving force approximately along the driving axis, wherein the first prosthesis and the second prosthesis are positionable within the deployment device at a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein the first prosthesis is approximately aligned with the driving assembly along the driving axis in the first configuration and wherein the second prosthesis is out of alignment with the driving assembly and the driving axis in the first configuration, wherein the second prosthesis is approximately aligned with the driving assembly along the driving axis in the second configuration and wherein the first prosthesis is out of alignment with the driving assembly and the driving axis in the second configuration, and wherein the first prosthesis and the second prosthesis each rotate around a central longitudinal axis that is generally parallel to the driving axis, in moving between the first configuration and the second configuration; aligning the front delivery assembly with a desired region of tissue; implanting the first prosthesis using the deployment device in the first configuration; implanting the second prosthesis using the deployment device in the second configuration; and detaching the front delivery assembly from the base assembly. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A deployment device for tissue repair, comprising:
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a first prosthesis; a second prosthesis; and a driving assembly comprising at least one of a driving pin and a driving tube, the at least one of the driving pin and the driving tube defining a driving axis, and the driving assembly being configured to provide a driving force approximately along the driving axis, wherein the first prosthesis and the second prosthesis are positionable within the deployment device at a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein the first prosthesis is approximately aligned with the driving assembly along the driving axis in the first configuration and wherein the second prosthesis is out of alignment with the driving assembly and the driving axis in the first configuration, wherein the second prosthesis is approximately aligned with the driving assembly along the driving axis in the second configuration and wherein the first prosthesis is out of alignment with the driving assembly and the driving axis in the second configuration, wherein the first prosthesis is associated with a first driven assembly comprising at least one of a first driven pin and a first driven tube, wherein the second prosthesis is associated with a second driven assembly comprising at least one of a second driven pin and a second driven tube, wherein, in the first configuration, the at least one of a first driven pin and a first driven tube is approximately aligned along the driving axis with the at least one of a driving pin and a driving tube of the driving assembly, and the at least one of a second driven pin and a second driven tube is out of alignment with the at least one of a driving pin and a driving tube of the driving assembly, wherein, in the second configuration, the at least one of a second driven pin and a second driven tube is approximately aligned along the driving axis with the at least one of a driving pin and a driving tube of the driving assembly, and the at least one of a first driven pin and a first driven tube is out of alignment with the at least one of a driving pin and a driving tube of the driving assembly, wherein the driving assembly comprises the driving pin and the driving tube, wherein the first driven assembly comprises the first driven pin and the first driven tube, wherein the second driven assembly comprises the second driven pin and the second driven tube, wherein the driving pin is disposed in a hollow longitudinal cavity of the driving tube and moves axially within the hollow longitudinal cavity of the driving tube relative to the driving tube, wherein the first driven pin is disposed in a hollow longitudinal cavity of the first driven tube and moves axially within the hollow longitudinal cavity of the first driven tube relative to the first driven tube, and wherein the second driven pin is disposed in a hollow longitudinal cavity of the second driven tube and moves axially within the hollow longitudinal cavity of the second driven tube relative to the second driven tube. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A deployment device for tissue repair, comprising:
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a driving assembly comprising a driving pin and a driving tube, wherein the driving pin is disposed inside the driving tube and moves relative to the driving tube along a driving axis; a first driven assembly comprising a first driven pin and a first driven tube, wherein the first driven pin is disposed inside the first driven tube and moves relative to the first driven tube; a first prosthesis disposed on the first driven assembly at a forward end portion of the first driven assembly; a second driven assembly comprising a second driven pin and a second driven tube, wherein the second driven pin is disposed inside the second driven tube and moves relative to the second driven tube; and a second prosthesis disposed on the second driven assembly at a forward end portion of the second driven assembly, wherein the first driven assembly and the second driven assembly rotate around a central longitudinal axis that is generally parallel to the driving axis, wherein in a first configuration, the first driven pin and the first driven tube are approximately aligned along the driving axis with the first driving pin and the first driving tube, respectively, and the second driven pin and the second driven tube are out of alignment with the first driving pin and the first driving tube, and wherein in the second configuration, the second driven pin and the second driven tube are approximately aligned along the driving axis with the first driving pin and the first driving tube, respectively, and the first driven pin and the first driven tube are out of alignment with the first driving pin and the first driving tube. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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