ASSEMBLY INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE IMPLANT AND A GRIPPING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING FOR FITTING THE IMPLANT OF AN ASSEMBLY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED TYPE

摘要

A kit includes: an implant having a distal end for inserting the implant into the body; and a gripper in the form of a hollow elongate body that is open at at least one end, that is slotted longitudinally, and made, at least partly, of an elastically-deformable material, the slot opening out into the axial cavity of the body, inside which the implant is suitable for insertion, with its distal end projecting from the “distal” end of the body. The kit includes at least one reception sheath for receiving the distal end of the implant in order to separate the implant from its gripper by moving the sheath and the gripper relative to each other in the direction that breaks the alignment between them, the sheath has a bearing seat against which the implant bears both when the implant is inserted in the sheath, and when separated from its gripper.

主权项

1. A kit comprising at least:
an implant (1) that presents a distal end (11) for inserting the implant into the human or animal body, and a proximal end (12), also referred to as the head (12) of the implant, that is preferably suitable for co-operating with a handling tool (9); a gripper (2) for gripping said implant, the gripper (2) being in the form of a hollow elongate body (21) that is open at at least one end, and preferably at each of its ends, and that is slotted longitudinally along its entire length, the body (21) being made, at least in part, of an elastically-deformable material that tends to return the edges of the slot (4) towards each other, the slot (4) of said body (21) opening out into the axial cavity (3) of said body, inside which the implant (1) is suitable for being inserted, with its distal end (11) projecting from the “distal” end of said body (21); said kit further comprising means for assisting in separating the gripper (2) from the implant (1) without touching the implant (1), the means comprising at least one reception sheath (6) for receiving the distal end (11) of the implant (1), and when its distal end (11) is in its inserted state in the sheath (6), the implant (1) is separable from its gripper (2) by moving the sheath (6) and the gripper (2) relative to each other in the direction that breaks the alignment between the sheath (6) and the gripper (2), until the implant (1) passes through the slot (4) of the gripper (2), said sheath (6) being provided with a bearing seat (61) against which the implant (1) bears both when said implant (1) is in its inserted state in the sheath (6), and when said implant (1) is in its state separated from its gripper (2).