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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2008
Kyle Balling, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Garett Robertson, North Salt Lake, UT (US);
Lael Stander, Provo, UT (US);
Richard A. Normann, Park City, UT (US);
Kyle Balling, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Garett Robertson, North Salt Lake, UT (US);
Lael Stander, Provo, UT (US);
Richard A. Normann, Park City, UT (US);
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
An insertion device for inserting a therapeutic device into organic tissue is disclosed and described. The device is particularly suited to insertion of such as nerve stimulating electrode arrays. The insertion device has at least one controllable positive pressure source (greater than atomospheric), two vacuum sources and a dual vacuum pressure control system. The positive pressure and the dual vacuum pressure control systems are manipulated to allow the manipulation and insertion or retrieval of a therapeutic device. The insertion device can be spatially manipulated by hand, without requiring other equipment for positioning the insertion device.