Patent ID: 11931249
Assignee: FREUDENBERG MEDICAL, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 4:
5. A voice prosthesis insertion device, comprising:
an elongated inserter body having a first end and a second end and including an aperture therein extending axially along the elongated inserter body, the elongated inserter body including a ring member at the second end that is supported by a pair of straps, wherein the elongated inserter body has at least one region between the first end and the second end that has an outer diameter that increases as the at least one region extends toward the second end, the elongated inserter body further having a collapsible portion defined by a pair of openings in the elongated inserter body; and
a rod disposed in the aperture of the elongated body, the rod including a first end and a second end and the second end including a flattened region with a peg extending from the flattened region, the peg being adapted to be inserted into an aperture of a tether of a voice prosthesis, wherein the collapsible portion of the elongated body is flexible to allow the collapsible portion to be longitudinally collapsed to expose the peg of the rod for engagement with a strap of the voice prosthesis and the collapsible portion is extendable from the collapsed portion to extend over the peg.