Patent ID: 11931249
Assignee: FREUDENBERG MEDICAL, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A method of loading a voice prosthesis into a voice prosthesis insertion device comprising;
forming a voice prosthesis insertion device including an elongated inserter body having a first end with a ring and a second end and including an aperture therein extending axially along the elongated inserter body, the elongated inserter body having a collapsible portion and a peg disposed in the aperture of the elongated body and covered by the elongated inserter body;
collapsing the collapsible portion of the elongated inserter body to cause a portion of the elongated inserter body to be retracted from the peg; inserting the peg into an aperture in a tether of a voice prosthesis and extending the collapsible portion of the elongated inserter body to cause the portion of the elongated inserter body to cover the peg; and
inserting a tubular body of the voice prosthesis through the ring.