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Flexible band tine array, particularly for an implantable cardiac pacemaker

US10874851B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Carsten Momma · Rostock, DE
Wantjinarjo Suwito · West Linn, US
Jeffrey A. Von Arx · Minneapolis, US
Matthias Frotscher · Rostock, DE
Marco Bosselmann · Rostock, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 5, 2018
Grant date	Dec 29, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 25, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61N1/37512
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An anchoring device for anchoring an implantable medical device to tissue of a patient, wherein the anchoring device comprises: an annular member, a plurality of elongated tines connected to the annular member and protruding from the annular member, wherein the annular member comprises at least one stretchable first section that is stretchable along a peripheral direction of the annular member. Further, the invention relates to an implantable medical device (e.g., an implantable cardiac pacemaker) comprising such an anchoring device.

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