Patent ID: 11969330
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A method of loading an implant into an implant delivery device, the method comprising:
providing a loading apparatus having a receiving portion operable to receive at least a portion of the implant delivery device, the loading apparatus having at least one inclined guide portion;
providing the implant delivery device having a proximal end operable for receiving the implant during loading and a distal end operable to be contacted with an incision in a subject during delivery of the implant into an implant pocket in the subject, wherein at least a portion of the proximal end of the implant delivery device is disposed about the at least one inclined guide portion and at least a portion of the distal end of the implant delivery device is received in the receiving portion;
depositing the implant onto the proximal end, or portion thereof, of the implant delivery device disposed about the at least one inclined guide portion such that the implant is caused to translate down the at least one inclined guide portion towards the receiving portion such that at least a portion of a leading edge of the implant is received into the distal end of the implant delivery device received in the receiving portion.