Atraumatic components and structures for implantable devices
US11986390B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 17, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/0649
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Solutions for reducing irritation and/or trauma which may result upon contact of an implanted implantable device with tissue surrounding or adjacent to the implantable device. Various embodiments include features which allow a tangential or otherwise atraumatic contact of the implantable device with the tissue, in contrast with a sharper contact which may occur with prior art implantable devices. The broad principles are applicable to annuloplasty devices, and have other broader applications as well.
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