Systems for anchoring a medical device in a body lumen
US7842049B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 25, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2027 |
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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