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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024
Filed:
May. 17, 2021
Applicant:
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventor:
Emil Karapetian, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61F 2/2487 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0416 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0427 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0441 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0445 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3966 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3983 (2016.02); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0091 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0098 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tissue anchor includes a driver head associated with a proximal portion of the tissue anchor, a pointed tip portion associated with a distal portion of the tissue anchor, a tissue-engagement portion disposed between the driver head and the pointed tip portion, and a cover configured to cover at least a portion of the tissue-engagement portion.