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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2013
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Bruce A. Behymer, Grant, MN (US);
Jacob W. Silverberg, Blaine, MN (US);
Michael R. Klardie, Bloomington, MN (US);
Michael J. Kern, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An anchor deployment apparatus for deploying an anchor about a therapy delivery element includes an anchor receiving element having an elongate member having a lumen. The lumen is configured to slidably receive at least a portion of a therapy delivery element. The anchor deployment tool further includes an anchor engagement element having (i) a body forming a channel in which the elongate member of the anchor receiving element is axially movable, and (ii) an engagement feature forming at least a part of the channel. The engagement feature is configured to engage the anchor when the anchor is disposed about the elongate member and the elongate member is moved relative to the engagement element, and to cause the anchor to move distally along the elongate member when the feature is engaged with the anchor and the elongate member is moved relative to the engagement element.