Patent ID: 6190350
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: A61J,A61M

Abstract:
An implanter for inserting implants comprising:a handle for grasping the implanter during insertion of an implant, the handle having a distal end, a proximal end, and a track formed along a first surface of the handle;a rod longitudinally fixed to the handle, the rod extending from the distal end of the handle;a hollow cannula positioned coaxially around and longitudinally slidable over the rod from an extended position in which an implant is retained in the cannula to a retracted position in which the implant is released from the cannula; andan actuator connected pivotally to the cannula and slidable in the track of the handle to move the cannula from the extended position to the retracted position to release the implant from the cannula, wherein the actuator pivots between a locked and an unlocked position.