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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2004
Mark L. Mathis, Kirkland, WA (US);
Leonard Kowalsky, Bothell, WA (US);
David G. Reuter, Bothell, WA (US);
Cruz Beeson, Kirkland, WA (US);
Mark L. Mathis, Kirkland, WA (US);
Leonard Kowalsky, Bothell, WA (US);
David G. Reuter, Bothell, WA (US);
Cruz Beeson, Kirkland, WA (US);
CARDIAC DIMENSIONS PTY. LTD., Kirkland, WA (US);
Abstract
An anchor anchors a therapeutic device having an elongated body within a body lumen. The anchor includes a fixation member carried on the device which is adjustable from a first configuration that permits placement of the device in the body lumen to a second configuration that anchors the device within the body lumen. The anchor further includes a lock that locks the fixation member in the second configuration. The fixation member may be locked in any one of a plurality of intermediate points between the first configuration and a maximum second configuration.