Closure device with rapidly eroding anchor
US9314230B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 22, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2400/04
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An anchor for use with a closure device includes a body being configured to move from a pre-deployed state to a deployed state. In the pre-deployed state, the body has a first width aspect relative to a direction of deployment and a second width aspect in the deployed state relative to the direction of deployment, the second width aspect being greater than the first width aspect and the body being formed from a rapidly eroding material configured to erode through dissolution within a body lumen.
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