Patent ID: 8728161

Claim:
A tissue prosthesis insertion system, comprising: a first assembly including: a plurality of nested tubes, one of the tubes being a carrier tube which, in use, receives a component of a tissue prosthesis at a distal end of the carrier tube; a first magnetic mount carried at a proximal end of the first assembly; said first magnetic mount having a set of annular magnets and a tapered socket; a second assembly removably attachable to the first assembly which, in use, facilitates the delivery of filler material to the component; said second assembly including: a second magnetic mount carried at a distal end of the second assembly; said second magnetic mount having another set of annular magnets and a tapered fitting dimensioned to be received with said tapered socket in a hermetically sealing manner sealing said first assembly to said second assembly; said set of annular magnets and said another set of annular magnets being arranged relative to one another to help maintain coupling engagement between said first assembly and said second assembly and to substantially prevent rotational movement between said first assembly and said second assembly during disengagement from one another; a working cannula having a pair of diametrically opposed longitudinally extending cannula slits, said working cannula being dimensioned for receiving therein said plurality of nested tubes to facilitate the percutaneous delivery of the component to an implant site in the body of a patient; wherein said plurality of nested tubes further includes a push off tube dimensioned for receiving therein said carrier tube, said push off tube having arranged thereabout a protective sheath with a sufficient length to cover and project beyond a distal end of the component when in an operative position for delivery to the implant site; and wherein said tapered fitting and said tapered socket define a Luer slip fitting.