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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2015
Cook Medical Technologies Llc, Bloomington, NC (US);
Elizabeth A Eaton, Bloomington, IN (US);
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Abstract
A prosthesis may include a tubular frame comprising rings which are concentric along an axis of the tubular frame. The rings may have a serpentine shape with apexes in a longitudinal direction such that the rings are configured to move between a compressed configuration and an expanded configuration. A first ring of the rings can include a first apex that includes a first anchoring member extending radially outward and a first crossbar extending radially inward. The first ring can further include a second apex that neighbors the first apex. The first crossbar can extend toward the second apex and extend radially inward further than the second apex. When in the compressed configuration, the first crossbar can engage the second apex such that the first anchoring member is moved radially inward.