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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2016
Heartware, Inc., Miami Lakes, FL (US);
Lance Lynn Andrus, Southborough, MA (US);
HeartWare, Inc., Miami Lakes, FL (US);
Abstract
A tissue anchor includes an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end, and a barb mounted to the elongated body adjacent the proximal end for movement between a retracted position and an extended position in which the barb projects outwardly from the elongated body. An anchoring system includes an implantable device with a tissue contacting surface facing in a proximal direction, the tissue anchor having its distal end engageable with the implantable device and its proximal end adapted to project proximally beyond the tissue contacting surface to grip a living tissue, and a second resilient element that is mounted between the distal end of the anchor and the implantable device, the second resilient element being adapted to bias the anchor distally relative to the implantable device. Tooling and methods of insertion and removal are provided.