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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2004
Michael S. Williams, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Terrance Ransbury, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Richard A. Glenn, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Kevin Holbrook, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Michael S. Williams, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Terrance Ransbury, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Richard A. Glenn, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Kevin Holbrook, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Synecor LLC, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
The present application describes a retention device for anchoring a medical device within the vasculature. The device may include expandable member coupled to an intravascular medical device and proportioned for receipt within a vessel. At least a portion of the expandable member is expandable to radially engage a vessel wall and to thereby retain the medical device within the vessel. The system is suitable for a variety of intravascular devices, including but not limited to ICD's, pacemakers, and intravascular drug delivery systems.