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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2012
Applicants:
Robert T. Taepke, Ii, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Ya Guo, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Joseph D. Berglund, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert T. Taepke, II, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Ya Guo, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Joseph D. Berglund, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61F 2/852 (2013.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01); A61B 5/0215 (2006.01); A61B 5/021 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/0265 (2006.01); A61B 5/026 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/375 (2013.01); A61B 5/02 (2013.01); A61B 5/021 (2013.01); A61B 5/026 (2013.01); A61B 5/0215 (2013.01); A61B 5/0265 (2013.01); A61B 5/02152 (2013.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61F 2/852 (2013.01); A61F 2013/0094 (2013.01); A61F 2250/003 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0031 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fixation device configured to anchor an implantable medical device within a patient includes a temporary biodegradable fixation mechanism configured to secure the device after implantation until the temporary fixation mechanism biodegrades and a chronic fixation mechanism configured to promote tissue growth that secures the device to tissue of the patient before the temporary fixation mechanism biodegrades.