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Systems for anchoring a medical device in a body lumen

US7160309B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 31, 2002
Grant dateJan 9, 2007
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 1, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2017/3488
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system for securing a device in tissue, having a sheath having a plurality of side openings; a rotatable element disposed within the sheath; and a plurality of curved projections extending from the rotatable element, wherein rotation of the rotatable element within the sheath pushes distal ends of each of the curved projections outwardly through one of the plurality of openings and into the tissue.

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