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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2019
Applicant:
Cook Medical Technologies Llc, Bloomington, IN (US);
Inventors:
Ryan Bradway, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Charles Baxter, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Assignee:
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/848 (2013.01); A61F 2/01 (2006.01); A61F 2/07 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/848 (2013.01); A61F 2/01 (2013.01); A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61F 2002/8483 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0058 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an anchor for use with a medical device. The anchor includes a coil, a barb, and a turn connecting the coil to the barb. The anchor may be made of a shape memory material. The coil may have a first handedness, and the turn may have a second handedness opposite the first handedness. The anchor may be attached to the medical device by a friction fit, in some cases without being attached by welding, soldering, adhesive, or crimping.