Delivery device for implantable monitor
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1. A device comprising:
- an elongated probe configured to carry an implantable capsule for deployment within a patient;
an anchor element configured to anchor the capsule to tissue within the patient;
a vacuum chamber;
a release mechanism configured to release the capsule from the probe; and
an actuator configured to activate the anchor element to cause the anchor element to anchor the capsule to the tissue during a first motion of the actuator, and activate the release mechanism to vent the vacuum chamber and to release the capsule from the probe during a second motion of the actuator.
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Abstract
In general, this disclosure describes techniques for placing a capsule for sensing one or more parameters of a patient. In particular, the techniques provide for anchoring of the capsule to a tissue at a specific site and releasing the capsule from the device using a single actuator. As an example, a delivery device may anchor the capsule to the tissue site during a first motion of the actuator and release the capsule from the delivery device during a second motion of the actuator. This allows a user to place the capsule by interacting with only a single actuator, thus making delivery of the capsule easier and more reliable.
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35 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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an elongated probe configured to carry an implantable capsule for deployment within a patient; an anchor element configured to anchor the capsule to tissue within the patient; a vacuum chamber; a release mechanism configured to release the capsule from the probe; and an actuator configured to activate the anchor element to cause the anchor element to anchor the capsule to the tissue during a first motion of the actuator, and activate the release mechanism to vent the vacuum chamber and to release the capsule from the probe during a second motion of the actuator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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carrying an implantable capsule using an elongated probe of a device for deployment within a patient; forming a vacuum chamber to draw tissue within the patient into a void of the capsule; anchoring the implantable capsule to the tissue within the patient during a first motion of an actuator of the device; and venting the vacuum chamber and releasing the capsule from the device during a second motion of the actuator. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A device comprising:
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means for carrying an implantable capsule for deployment within a patient; means for drawing tissue within the patient into a void of the capsule; means for anchoring the capsule to the tissue within the patient; means for releasing the capsule from the carrying means; and means for activating the anchoring means to anchor the capsule to the tissue during a first motion of the activating means and releasing the drawing means and activating the releasing means to release the capsule from the carrying means during a second motion of the activating means. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. A system comprising:
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a delivery apparatus comprising; an elongated probe configured to carry an implantable capsule for deployment within a patient, a vacuum chamber, a release mechanism configured to release the capsule from the probe and an actuator, and an actuator to control delivery of the capsule; and an anchor element configured to anchor the capsule to tissue within the patient, wherein the actuator is configured to activate the anchor element to cause the anchor element to anchor the capsule to the tissue during a first motion of the actuator, and to vent the vacuum chamber and activate the release mechanism to release the capsule from the probe during a second motion of the actuator. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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