| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide methods, systems, and kits for subcutaneously implanting articles (e.g., a drug inserts and reservoirs). <P>SOLUTION: The method comprises: percutaneously inserting a radially expandable sleeve so that a distal end thereof lies adjacent to a target site in solid tissue; introducing an assembly of a cannula and dilator through the radially expandable sleeve, wherein the diameter of the sleeve is expanded; removing the dilator from the cannula to leave an open lumen to the tissue target site; and advancing the article through the cannula lumen and into the tissue target site. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT |
