Retrieval devices for anchored cardiovascular sensors
US7890186B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00243
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An anchoring device and a delivery method thereof can effectively provide a means for securing an implant to a wall of an internal organ within a patient in a variety of clinical applications. In one embodiment, an anchoring device used to retain a cardiac pressure measurement device is provided. The device is implanted in the body by deforming it to a small cross section profile, sliding it through a low profile delivery device and ejecting from the delivery device at a targeted site. The anchoring mechanism, when ejected from the delivery device, reverts back to pre-formed configuration and engages opposite sides of an organ wall, thereby anchoring the implant in the organ wall.
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