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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2022
Cook Medical Technologies Llc, Bloomington, IN (US);
Jeffry S. Melsheimer, Springville, IN (US);
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Abstract
Example implantable tissue anchors, kits that include an implantable tissue anchor, and associated methods are described. An example implantable tissue anchor is moveable between a first, expanded configuration and a second, compressed configuration. The implantable tissue anchor has a first end, a second end, and a main body. The main body defines a first arm, a second arm, a first plurality of recesses on the first arm, a first plurality of barbs on the first arm, a second plurality of recess on the second arm, and a second plurality of barbs on the second arm. The first arm and the second arm define a first closed loop and a first passageway that extends through the main body when the implantable tissue anchor is in the first, expanded configuration.