Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Coil and barb anchors for heart valve repair devices
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Application No.: US17108512Application Date: 2020-12-01
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Publication No.: US11678987B2Publication Date: 2023-06-20
- Inventor: Graham Krumpelmann , Mathew L. Gilk , Joshua M. Inouye , James M. Anderson , Timothy Hillukka , Kenny D. Bruner
- Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
- Current Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Agency: Seager, Tufte & Wickhem, LLP
- Main IPC: A61F2/24
- IPC: A61F2/24

Abstract:
Anchoring assemblies that increase the surface area and/or amount of anchored tissue include a barb anchor, translatably disposed within the opening of an anchor housing, the barb anchor comprising a barb arm, the barb arm including a linear configuration wherein the barb arm is aligned with an axis of the opening and a deflected configuration wherein at least a portion the barb arm is deflected away from a central axis of the opening of the anchor housing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210161664A1 COIL AND BARB ANCHORS FOR HEART VALVE REPAIR DEVICES Public/Granted day:2021-06-03
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