Coil and barb anchors for heart valve repair devices
US11678987B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 1, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2230/0091
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
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.
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