Patent ID: 11963860
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. A method for delivering an implant into a surgically-created implant pocket in a subject through a dissection tunnel connecting the implant pocket to an incision on the skin of the subject, the method comprising:
providing a sterile implant delivery device, the implant delivery device comprising:
a delivery member having an upper surface and a lower surface, the delivery member having an aperture formed therein and extending through the upper surface and the lower surface; and
a shielding member coupled with the delivery member, the shielding member having an inner bore having a longitudinal axis extending therethrough, the inner bore extending longitudinally along the longitudinal axis between a proximal end having a proximal opening and a distal end having a distal opening, the inner bore extending a predetermined length away from the lower surface of the delivery member;
wherein the delivery member extends away from the shielding member in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
wherein the proximal end of the shielding member is coupled with the delivery member and the inner bore is substantially aligned with the aperture formed in the delivery member;

causing the delivery member to wrap around the implant to form a conforming cavity around the implant that conforms to the shape of the implant;
inserting, while the implant is disposed within the conforming cavity formed by the delivery member, the distal end of the shielding member of the implant delivery device through the incision in the skin of subject and into the dissection tunnel such that the distal end of the shielding member is received in at least a portion of the dissection tunnel;
causing, by the application of mechanical force to the lower surface of the delivery member, the implant to translate from the conforming cavity through the aperture formed in the delivery member and into the inner bore of the shielding member and into the implant pocket in the subject;
providing the implant in a sterile bowl; and
pouring the implant from the sterile bowl onto the upper surface of the delivery member.