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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2016
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
James P. Rohl, Prescott, WI (US);
Mary M. Byron, Roseville, MN (US);
David R. Wulfman, Minneapolis, MN (US);
James K. Cawthra, Jr., Ramsey, MN (US);
Devon N. Arnholt, Shoreview, MN (US);
Michael Eppihimer, Franklin, MA (US);
David J. Lehse, Oakdale, MN (US);
Katherine Lorraine Baldwin, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Joseph A. Dearani, Rochester, MN (US);
Peter M. Pollak, Atlantic Beach, FL (US);
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A heart valve anchor has a body that includes a distal portion, a distal end, a proximal portion, and a proximal end. The distal end and the proximal end define a longitudinal axis. The body has an expandable portion that includes a first radially expandable portion at the distal portion of the body, a second radially expandable portion at the proximal portion of the body, and a root portion disposed between the first and second radially expandable portions. The body has a first configuration adapted to be housed at least partially within a tissue penetrating device, and a second configuration in which the first and second radially expandable portions are partially or fully expanded such that the anchor engages tissue in a region between the first and second radially expandable portions.