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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2019
Establishment Labs S.a., Alajuela, CR;
Jose Pablo Viquez, Alajuela, CR;
Eckart Holst, Alajuela, CR;
Solange Vindas, Alajuela, CR;
Ariel Seidner H., Alajuela, CR;
Matthew Solar, Melbourne, FL (US);
Roberto De Mezerville, Alajuela, CR;
Juan José Chacón Quirós, Alajuela, CR;
Thomas Fuller, Alajuela, CR;
Nathalia Araujo, Alajuela, CR;
Establishment Labs S.A., Alajuela, CR;
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a medical implant introducer () and methods of its use. The introducer () may include a handle (), an implant-holding cavity disposed distally from the handle (), a fluid supply conduit () fluidly coupled to an interior portion of the implant-holding cavity, and a distal nozzle () having a proximal portion, a distal portion, a middle portion in between the proximal portion and the distal portion, the middle portion having a tapered profile such that the proximal portion is larger than the distal portion, and a distal opening (), wherein an implant in the implant-holding cavity may be expelled from the introducer () through the distal opening ().