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

Claim 7:
8. A method for implanting a prosthesis into tissue using a deployment device, comprising:
actuating a driving assembly a first time such that the driving assembly engages a driven assembly on which the prosthesis is mounted,
wherein the driving assembly comprises:
a driving tube and
a driving pin disposed and longitudinally movable within the driving tube,

wherein the driven assembly comprises:
a driven tube,
a driven pin disposed and longitudinally movable within the driven tube, and
a depth indicator that moves together with 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 driving tube and the driving pin push the driven tube and the driven pin, respectively, over a first distance;
observing a position of the depth indicator that is associated with a depth to which the prosthesis has been implanted within the tissue; and
when the position of the depth indicator is spaced apart from a predetermined depth position, actuating the driving assembly a second time such that:
the driving tube pushes the driven tube over a second distance, and
the driven tube and the driving tube move independently from the driven pin and the driving pin, respectively, over the second distance.