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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2012
Shahn S. Sage, Andover, MN (US);
Karl E. Hokanson, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Kathryn A. Rasmusson, East Bethel, MN (US);
Bruce A. Behymer, Grant, MN (US);
Shahn S. Sage, Andover, MN (US);
Karl E. Hokanson, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Kathryn A. Rasmusson, East Bethel, MN (US);
Bruce A. Behymer, Grant, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An anchor for maintaining a portion of a therapy delivery element within a desired location of a patient has (i) a first opening, (ii) a second opening, (iii) a body member formed of elastic material disposed between the first and second opening, (iv) and a lumen extending though the body member from the first opening to the second opening, and (v) a retention element secured to or integrally formed with the body member for retaining the anchor within a tissue location of a patient.