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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2020
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Graham Krumpelmann, Stillwater, MN (US);
Mathew L. Gilk, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Joshua M. Inouye, Maple Grove, MN (US);
James M. Anderson, Corcoran, MN (US);
Timothy Hillukka, Rogers, MN (US);
Kenny D. Bruner, Windsor, CA (US);
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
Anchoring assemblies that increase the surface area and/or amount of anchored tissue include a barb anchor, translatably disposed within the opening of an anchor housing, the barb anchor comprising a barb arm, the barb arm including a linear configuration wherein the barb arm is aligned with an axis of the opening and a deflected configuration wherein at least a portion the barb arm is deflected away from a central axis of the opening of the anchor housing.