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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2018
4tech Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Michael Gilmore, County Galway, IE;
Paolo Denti, Opera, IT;
John Mullins, County Galway, IE;
Charlotte Murphy, County Galway, IE;
Kevin Lynn, County Galway, IE;
Andrea Guidotti, Zurich, CH;
Hugo Vanermen, Knocke-le-Zoute, BE;
Thomas Campbell, County Mayo, IE;
4Tech Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A tissue anchor is provided that is configured to be delivered in a constrained state within a deployment tool. The tissue anchor includes a shaft and a tissue-coupling element, which (a) extends from a distal end of the shaft, and (b) is configured to be advanced through a heart wall and be coupled to a far side of the heart wall. The tissue anchor further includes a sealing element, which is (a) disposed around the shaft, (b) sized and shaped to be disposed entirely within the heart wall, and (c) configured to promote hemostasis. Other embodiments are also described.