{"number":"US12697216B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Systems, devices and methods including retrievable tissue anchor","english":"Systems, devices and methods including retrievable tissue anchor"},"abstract":{"original":"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.…","english":"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.…"},"applicants":["Medtronic, Inc."],"inventors":["Matthew E. Genovese","Caitlin M. Owenson","Emily A. Grimm","William A. Berthiaume","Karan P. Punga","William W. Chang","Fatemeh Fatemi Far"],"filingDate":"2023-12-17","publicationDate":"2026-08-04","grantDate":"2026-08-04","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12697216B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12697216B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12697216B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12697216B2"}}