United States
US 12,697,216 B2
Systems, devices and methods including retrievable tissue anchor
US 12,697,216 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-04. Applicant: Medtronic, Inc. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.
- Applicant
- Medtronic, Inc.
- Inventors
- Matthew E. Genovese; Caitlin M. Owenson; Emily A. Grimm; William A. Berthiaume; Karan P. Punga; William W. Chang; Fatemeh Fatemi Far
- Publication date
- 2026-08-04
- Filing date
- 2023-12-17
- Document type
- B2 Granted patent
- Also written as
- US 12,697,216 B2 · US12697216 · 12697216
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure include systems including an anchor including a body having a distal end, a proximal end and an opening extending from the proximal end to the distal end. The distal end includes a plurality of flanges, each flange including a proximal barb and a distal barb; the anchor having a natural arrangement in which the distal barbs of the plurality of flanges converge to form a pointed tip. The system further includes a rod that can be inserted in the opening to force the distal barbs away from a longitudinal axis of the opening into a delivery arrangement.…
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