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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2007
Applicants:
Werhner C. Orilla, Anaheim, CA (US);
James A. Burke, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Inventors:
Werhner C. Orilla, Anaheim, CA (US);
James A. Burke, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Assignee:
Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A delivery system includes a housing along with a tip connected to one end of the housing. A first cannula extending from the tip is provided for inserting a rod implant into tissue. A second cannula, concentrically disposed within the first cannula, is utilized to force the rod implant from the first cannula and for ejecting a fluid behind the inserted rod implant in the tissue.