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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2023
Edwards Lifesciences Innovation (Israel) Ltd., Caesarea, IL;
Yuval Zipory, Modi'in, IL;
Alexei Koifman, Melbourne, AU;
Ehud Aviv, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Tal Reich, Moledet, IL;
Edwards Lifesciences Innovation (Israel) Ltd., Caesarea, IL;
Abstract
An anchor-handling device comprises a housing shaped to define a channel having an anchor-storage zone and a proximal opening. A tissue anchor is stored in the anchor-storage zone. The anchor-handing device is configured such that, while the tissue anchor is stored in the anchor-storage zone, the tissue anchor is movable out of the anchor-storage zone toward the proximal opening in response to a proximally-directed force being applied to the tissue anchor. The anchor-handling device comprises an element that serves as an indicator of movement of the tissue anchor out of the anchor-storage zone toward the proximal opening by the element moving in response to the proximally-directed force. Other embodiments are also described.