Patent ID: 11872117
Assignee: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An implant delivery device for delivering a sheet-like implant through a cannula, the implant delivery device comprising:
an implant holder assembly having separable first and second legs, the first and second legs each having a distal end region transitioning into an intermediate region which transitions into a proximal region;
wherein the first and second legs have a closed position with the distal end regions of the first and second legs proximate each other and parallel, and an open position with the distal end region of the second leg translated relative to the distal end region of the first leg in a generally transverse direction with the distal end region of the second leg parallel to the distal end region of the first leg to form an open-ended implant holder assembly;
wherein the intermediate regions of the first and second legs extend proximally from the distal end regions and converge toward one another in a proximal direction, wherein in the open position proximal ends of the intermediate regions are in close proximity to one another where they transition to the proximal regions;
wherein the distal end region of the first leg includes a suture channel extending therethrough sized and dimensioned to receive a first suture extending from the sheet-like implant;
wherein the distal end region of the second leg includes a suture channel extending therethrough sized and dimensioned to receive a second suture extending from the sheet-like implant
wherein when in the open position, the implant holder assembly is devoid of structure extending transverse between and connecting the distal end regions and the intermediate regions of the first and second legs.