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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2016
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Laveille Kao Voss, Belmont, CA (US);
Kelly A. Pike, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
David A. Mackiewicz, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Andrew Switky, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Gina L. Romero, Los Altos, CA (US);
Jonathan I. Kaplan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Anthony P. Patron, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An anchor assembly configured to locate and anchor body tissue surrounding an opening in the body tissue. The anchor assembly can include a plurality of anchor elements. Each anchor element can include an elongate portion and an anchor portion extending from the elongate portion. The elongate portion can be configured to be manipulated by a user. The anchor portion can have a contracted configuration capable of passing through the opening in the body tissue and can have an expanded configuration capable of anchoring the body tissue surrounding the opening. The anchor portion and the elongate portion can be integrally formed from a single wire.