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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2021
Valtech Cardio Ltd., Caesarea, IL;
Haim Brauon, Beit Dagan, IL;
Ehud Aviv, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Brian Patrick Murphy, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Praveen De Silva, Irvine, CA (US);
Kevin K. Dang, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Omar Fawzi Azanki, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Tomer Golan, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Aaron Anan Ness, Stamford, CT (US);
Tal Reich, Moledet, IL;
Luis Molina, Corona, CA (US);
Sam Shafigh, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Edwards Lifesciences Innovation (Israel) Ltd., Caesarea, IL;
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for use with a tissue anchor and an anchor driver. The apparatus includes a housing, shaped to define a channel. The channel includes (i) an anchor-storage zone, and (ii) a proximal opening configured to provide access for the anchor driver to the anchor-storage zone. The channel is configured to enable sliding of the tissue anchor therewithin to be stored in the anchor-storage zone. The apparatus also includes a retaining member, shaped to define a cradle for cradling and holding the tissue anchor in the anchor-storage zone. The retaining member includes a pillar pivotable with respect to the cradle, and configured to support the tissue anchor at the cradle. Other embodiments are also described.