Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for securing an implant to tissue
- Patent Title (中): 用于将植入物固定到组织的系统和方法
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Application No.: US13787432Application Date: 2013-03-06
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Publication No.: US08936622B2Publication Date: 2015-01-20
- Inventor: Lawrence W. Wales , Jeffrey J. Peters , Vic Fabano , Ishmael Bentley
- Applicant: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Valencia
- Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
- Current Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Valencia
- Agency: Lowe Graham Jones PLLC
- Agent Bruce E. Black
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04 ; A61M25/04 ; A61B17/06 ; A61N1/05

Abstract:
A system and method for securing a medical implant within a patient. The method comprises disposing an anchor element around the implant, the anchor element including a pair of tabs each including an eyelet, and a flexible intermediate portion between the tabs, wherein disposing the anchor element around the implant includes positioning the implant within the intermediate portion and folding the anchor element such that the tabs contact one another and the eyelets aligned. The anchor element is positioned at a desired implantation position with the tabs positioned proximate soft tissue of the patient. The method further comprises inserting a distal tip of a fixation element delivery tool through the eyelets and into the soft tissue, the fixation element including at least one tissue anchor and an adjustable suture arrangement coupled to the tissue anchor. The at least one tissue anchor is deployed from the delivery tool and into the soft tissue of the patient. The delivery tool is withdrawn from the soft tissue and the eyelets of the anchor element, and the adjustable suture arrangement is tightened to secure the anchor element against the soft tissue.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130238023A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING AN IMPLANT TO TISSUE Public/Granted day:2013-09-12
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