Patent ID: 11963697
Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A system for implanting an implantable device, comprising:
(a) an implantable device comprising:
a biocompatible substrate;
a conduit embedded in the biocompatible substrate; and
an engagement feature that is: (i) fabricated within the biocompatible substrate at or near an end of the implantable device, and (ii) configured for reversible engagement with a corresponding engagement feature of an insertion needle; and

(b) an insertion needle comprising an engagement feature that: (i) is a static protrusion on an external surface of the insertion needle, and (ii) corresponds to, and is configured to reversibly engage, the engagement feature of the implantable device.