Insertion device for a medical conduit

摘要

The invention provides an insertion device for insertion of conduits into a body that, before and following deployment of the conduit into the body, has no components that require insertion into or removal from the device. Additionally, the device includes a component that not only prevents re-use or reopening of the device once it is activated, but also provides feedback to the user in the form of a resistance force to activation that must be overcome by the user to deploy the conduit.

主权项

1. An insertion device for inserting a conduit into a body, the device comprising:
a base plate; a lower housing disposed on a first surface of the base plate, the lower housing comprising a latch, at least one guide support, and a first channel through the lower housing; a guide for supporting at least a portion of the conduit while the device is in an unactivated state, wherein the guide is movably engagable with the lower housing; a clamp movably attached to a first end of the lower housing, the clamp comprising at least one first component that releasably engages with the lower housing latch and a second component that non-releasably engages with the lower housing latch an upper housing seated on the clamp and movably engaged with the guide; a second channel in communication with the first channel; and wherein the conduit is housed within the first and second channels.