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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2012
Robert T. Taepke, Ii, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Ya Guo, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Joseph D. Berglund, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Robert T. Taepke, II, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Ya Guo, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Joseph D. Berglund, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
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.
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