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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2015
4tech Inc., Newton, MA (US);
Michael Gilmore, Ardrahan, IE;
Paolo Denti, Opera, IT;
John Mullins, Tuam, IE;
Charlotte Murphy, Ballindive, IE;
Kevin Lynn, Killtullagh, IE;
Andrea Guidotti, Zurich, CH;
Hugo Vanermen, Knockle-le-Zoute, BE;
Thomas Campbell, Ballycroy, IE;
4TECH INC., Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A tissue anchor () includes a shaft (), a tissue-coupling element (), and a flexible elongate tension member (). The tissue-coupling element () includes a wire (), which is shaped as an open loop () having more than one turn when the tissue anchor () is unconstrained. The tension member () includes a distal portion () that is fixed to a site () on the open loop (), a proximal portion (), which has a longitudinal segment () that runs alongside at least a portion () of the shaft (), and a crossing portion (), which (i) is disposed between the distal and the proximal N portions () along the tension member (), and (ii) crosses at least a portion of the open loop () when the tissue anchor () is unconstrained. The tissue anchor () is configured to allow relative axial motion between the at least a portion () of the shaft () and the longitudinal segment () of the proximal portion () of the tension member () when the tissue anchor () is unconstrained.