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

Claim 11:
12. The loading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the pop-up portion comprises an extendable member and an elevatable member, the extendable member coupled to the elevatable member such that when the extendable member is extended the elevatable member is elevated to form the at least one inclined guide portion;
wherein the extendable member is folded beneath the elevatable member when the pop-up portion is in the substantially flat undeployed first configuration;
wherein the pop-up portion is operable to deploy from the substantially flat undeployed first configuration to the extended deployed second configuration, the extended deployed second configuration comprising one or more inclined surfaces in the form of the at least one inclined guide portion operable to receive at least a portion of the implant delivery device;
wherein the at least one inclined guide portion is operable to receive the portion of the delivery device when the implant delivery device, or a portion thereof, is received in the receiving portion;
wherein when the implant delivery device or at least a portion thereof is received in a recessed receiving portion of the receiving portion, the at least one inclined guide portion is operable to receive the implant and guide it toward the recessed receiving portion such that at least a portion of the implant is received in the implant delivery device, or a portion thereof, received in the recessed receiving portion; and wherein the recessed receiving portion is operable to receive the implant, or a portion thereof, such that the implant is oriented properly in the implant delivery device.