Patent ID: 11882988
Assignee: JMEA CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for implanting a prosthesis, the method comprising:
moving a driving tube and a driving pin together for a first distance in an implantation direction,
wherein the driving pin is disposed and longitudinally movable within the driving tube;
pushing a driven tube and a driven pin with the driving tube and the driving pin, respectively, over the first distance,
wherein the driven pin is disposed and longitudinally movable within the driven tube,
wherein the driving pin and the driving tube are separate from the driven pin and the driven tube, respectively, and
wherein the driven tube contacts a first portion of the prosthesis and the driven pin contacts a second portion of the prosthesis;
beyond the first distance, moving the driving tube relative to the driving pin a second distance in the implantation direction; and
pushing the driven tube with the driving tube over the second distance such that the driven tube and the driving tube move independently from the driven pin and the driving pin, respectively, over the second distance, and the driven tube pushes the first portion of the prosthesis as the driven tube moves over the second distance.