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Anchor device and method

US8016794B2 · kind B2 · utility

29Cited by

85References

19Claims

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Assignee

INTERRAD Medical, Inc. · US

Inventors

Michael S. Rosenberg · Eagan, US
Timothy J. Claude · Coon Rapids, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 9, 2006
Grant date	Sep 13, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 23, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2025/0286
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Some embodiments of an anchor device may include bendable anchor mechanism that is deployable in a subcutaneous layer to releasably secure the anchor device to a patient's body. Certain embodiments of the anchor mechanism may include one or more barbs that flexibly bend in response to an insertion or removal force. As such, the anchor mechanism may be inserted into a subcutaneous layer, and removed from the subcutaneous layer, without the need for a separate actuation device to extend or retract the barbs.

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