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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2013
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Ahmad Robert Hadba, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Gerald Hodgkinson, Guilford, CT (US);
Seth Gleiman, Branford, CT (US);
Matthew D. Cohen, Berlin, CT (US);
Nicholas Maiorino, Branford, CT (US);
Timothy D. Kosa, Hamden, CT (US);
Mark S. Buchter, Ansonia, CT (US);
Michael Primavera, Orange, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A compound barb medical device includes a body portion and at least one barb extending therefrom. The at least one barb defines an inner surface. The inner surface includes a first portion disposed at a first orientation relative to a longitudinal axis of the body portion and a second portion disposed at a second orientation relative to the longitudinal axis. The at least one barb is made from a shape memory material which can be deformed into a temporary shape from a permanent shape. The barb projects from the body portion in a first position relative to the body portion when in the permanent shape and in a second position when in the temporary shape.