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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Biotronik SE & Co. KG, Berlin, DE;
Inventors:
Thomas Doerr, Berlin, DE;
Michael Diebold, Berlin, DE;
Assignee:
Biotronik SE & Co. KG, Berlin, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/059 (2013.01); A61N 1/0587 (2013.01); A61N 1/372 (2013.01); A61N 1/375 (2013.01); A61N 1/057 (2013.01); A61N 1/3756 (2013.01); A61N 2001/058 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments include a medical implant including a fixing device with at least one fixing element to fix the implant at a site of implantation. The implant includes a belt drive that rotates an actuation device, wherein the actuation device is coupled to the fixing device and converts the rotary movement into a longitudinal movement of the fixing device. Embodiments include an insertion device to insert the medical implant.