DELIVERY AND ASSESSMENT AIDS FOR IMPLANTS

DELIVERY AND ASSESSMENT AIDS FOR IMPLANTS

A treatment system includes an insert that is resiliently deflectable. The tip portion of the insert can be configured to be coupled to the trailing portion of an implant. A guide tube having an internal lumen is configured to permit passage of the tip portion and the body portion of the insert thro...

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Hauptverfasser: DOZOIS, Eric J, FAUBION, JR, ESPEN, Benjamin I, HOUGE, Reed A, BUCHANAN, Brendan S, DIETZ, Allan B
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:A treatment system includes an insert that is resiliently deflectable. The tip portion of the insert can be configured to be coupled to the trailing portion of an implant. A guide tube having an internal lumen is configured to permit passage of the tip portion and the body portion of the insert through a guide tube. The guide tube can have a length that is less than that of the insert. Treatment systems include a plurality of inserts, each insert differing from in at least one of length, diameter, and curvature. Treating a patient can include sizing a fistula using an insert.