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Heart anchor device

US9681948B2 · kind B2 · utility

120Cited by

88References

39Claims

0Family size

Assignee

V-Wave Ltd. · IL

Inventors

Tamir S. Levi · Jerusalem, IL
Meir Rosenberg · Newton, US
Ori Ben-Amotz · Caesarea, IL
Yoram Rozy · Caesarea, IL
Eyal Benbenisti · Hod HaSharon, IL
Roey Shafrir · Holon, IL
Doron Kopelman · Caesarea, IL
Itshak Cohen · Ramat HaSharon, IL
Tamar Harel · Haifa, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 23, 2007
Grant date	Jun 20, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 31, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/061
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical implant including an anchor portion including a plurality of arms adapted to engage an internal tissue wall of a body from two opposite faces, wherein the anchor portion is configured such that at least one of the arms does not have an entirely overlapping arm on the other side of the wall and an opening portion adapted to define an opening for blood flow through the internal tissue wall, when the anchor portion engages the wall.

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