Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Medical device fixation
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Application No.: US13586572Application Date: 2012-08-15
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Publication No.: US10173069B2Publication Date: 2019-01-08
- Inventor: Robert T. Taepke, II , Ya Guo , Joseph D. Berglund
- Applicant: Robert T. Taepke, II , Ya Guo , Joseph D. Berglund
- Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Main IPC: A61B5/02
- IPC: A61B5/02 ; A61F2/06 ; A61F2/07 ; A61F2/852 ; A61N1/375 ; A61B5/0215 ; A61B5/021 ; A61F13/00 ; A61B5/0265 ; A61B5/026
Abstract:
A fixation device configured to anchor an implantable medical device within a patient includes a temporary biodegradable fixation mechanism configured to secure the device after implantation until the temporary fixation mechanism biodegrades and a chronic fixation mechanism configured to promote tissue growth that secures the device to tissue of the patient before the temporary fixation mechanism biodegrades.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130192611A1 MEDICAL DEVICE FIXATION Public/Granted day:2013-08-01
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