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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2021
Applicant:
Micro Interventional Devices, Inc., Newtown, PA (US);
Inventor:
Michael P. Whitman, Newtown, PA (US);
Assignee:
MICRO INTERVENTIONAL DEVICES, INC., Newtown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61F 2/2409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0647 (2013.01); A61F 2/2427 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods recited herein provide for affixation of a prosthetic valve to surrounding tissue, by at least one anchor and an anchor deployment device. The surgical anchor includes a distal end tapered to a distal tip configured to pierce and anchor into tissue; a proximal head; and a tension component integrally connected with the distal end and the proximal head; wherein the tension component is configured to exert a force on the proximal head when the distal end is anchored into the tissue.