Patent ID: 11871929
Assignee: SAFEHEAL SAS
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A method for introducing an implantable device into an intestine to protect an anastomosis site, the method comprising:
introducing a distal end of a first guide tube of an introducer device through an anal orifice into the intestine to a position upstream of the anastomosis site, the first guide tube having the implantable device disposed therein, the introducer device comprising a second guide tube positioned proximal to the first guide tube and a stop between the first guide tube and the second guide tube, the stop having a diameter larger than that of the first guide tube and the second guide tube; and
using a handle to reduce a distance between the first guide tube and the handle to release the implantable device out the distal end of the first guide tube at the position upstream of the anastomosis site for implanting the implantable device for protecting the anastomosis site.