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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2005
Applicants:
Jonas Karling, Nacka, SE;
Gregory Margolin, Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Jonas Karling, Nacka, SE;
Gregory Margolin, Stockholm, SE;
Assignee:
Atos Medical AB, , SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 11/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/20 (2006.01); A62B 9/02 (2006.01); A62B 9/06 (2006.01); F16B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An improved method and device for securely inserting a tubular element () into a through-aperture () in a flexible wall () accessible from one side only. The tubular element has a retainer () projecting transversely at each end thereof, said retainer being resiliently foldable towards the axis of said tubular element. The element is inserted into a loading tube (), wherein the retainers are automatically folded into the correct orientation by an automatic bending means (). The bending means is part of a self-contained device for inserting said tubular element () into said through-aperture ().