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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2022
Cook Medical Technologies Llc, Bloomington, IN (US);
Elizabeth M. Brown, Bloomington, IN (US);
Donald R. Sandmore, Ellettsville, IN (US);
Kathryn R. Hardert, Bloomington, IN (US);
Erin Roberts, Bloomington, IN (US);
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Abstract
A minimally invasive implantable device has a generally cylindrical device body that includes: a first end having a first element; a second end having a second element; a wall disposed between the first end and the second end, and having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the inner surface defines a lumen extending between the first end and the second end; and at least one protruding element protruding from the outer surface, wherein an outermost diameter of the first element and an outermost diameter of the second element is larger than a diameter of the outer surface of the wall, and the at least one protruding element does not protrude beyond the outermost diameter of the first element or the outermost diameter of the second element.