US 12,186,884 B2
Device for holding and releasing an object, and related methods
Olivier Richart, Le Bois Plage en Ré (FR)
Assigned to SELENIUM MEDICAL, La Rochelle (FR)
Filed by SELENIUM MEDICAL, La Rochelle (FR)
Filed on Feb. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/106,175.
Application 18/106,175 is a division of application No. 16/872,668, filed on May 12, 2020, granted, now 11,571,804.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/847,695, filed on May 14, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0264341 A1, Aug. 24, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B25J 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC B25J 1/00 (2013.01) [A61B 17/1725 (2013.01); A61B 17/686 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00367 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for holding and releasing a medical or dental implant that provides for aseptic removal of the implant, said device comprising:
a main body with a housing for at least partially accommodating an implant;
an opening that allows at least a portion of said implant to be extracted from the main body;
a lid attached to the main body that can be moved from a closed position preventing access to said opening and an open position providing access to said opening; and
a stop mechanism designed such that the stop mechanism can be moved to different positions relative to the main body towards the opening of said main body, but blocked in the other direction, to enable the stop mechanism to be brought into contact with or close to the implant while preventing any recoil of the stop mechanism.