Attachment device and methods of using the same
First Claim
1. A device for attaching a first mass to a second mass comprising:
- a base having a base axis, a first end and a second end, a first leg, wherein the first leg extends from the first end of the base, and wherein the device has a first configuration and a second configuration, and wherein the device is in the first configuration when the base is rotated with respect to the base axis.
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Abstract
Devices for attaching a first mass and a second mass and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. The devices can be made from an resilient, elastic or deformable materials. The devices can be used to attach a heart valve ring to a biological annulus. The devices can also be used for wound closure or a variety of other procedures such as anchoring a prosthesis to surrounding tissue or another prosthesis, tissue repair, such as in the closure of congenital defects such as septal heart defects, tissue or vessel anastomosis, fixation of tissue with or without a reinforcing mesh for hernia repair, orthopedic anchoring such as in bone fusing or tendon or muscle repair, ophthalmic indications, laparoscopic or endoscopic tissue repair or placement of prostheses, or use by robotic devices for procedures such as those above performed remotely.
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15 Claims
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1. A device for attaching a first mass to a second mass comprising:
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a base having a base axis, a first end and a second end, a first leg, wherein the first leg extends from the first end of the base, and wherein the device has a first configuration and a second configuration, and wherein the device is in the first configuration when the base is rotated with respect to the base axis. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A device for attaching a first mass to a second mass comprising:
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a base having a base axis, a first end and a second end, a first leg having a first longitudinal axis and a first leg length, wherein the first leg is attached to the first end of the base, and a second leg having a second longitudinal axis and a second leg length, wherein the second leg extends from the second end of the base, and wherein the first leg length is longer than the second leg length. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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6. A device for attaching a first mass to a second mass comprising:
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a curved base having a base diameter, a first end and a second end, a first leg having a first longitudinal axis and a first leg length, wherein the first leg extends from the first end of the base, and a second leg having a second longitudinal axis and a second leg length, wherein the second leg extends from the second end of the base, wherein the device has a relaxed configuration, and wherein in the relaxed configuration the first leg crosses the second leg at a leg angle, and wherein the leg angle is less than 180 degrees. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of attaching a first mass to a second mass using an attachment device comprising a base having a base axis, a first end and a second end, a first leg extending from the first end of the base, and a second leg extending from the second end of the base, wherein the attachment device has a first configuration and a second configuration, the method comprising:
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holding the attachment device in the first configuration, rotating the base about the base axis to force the attachment device into the second configuration, inserting the attachment device into the first mass and the second mass; and
releasing the attachment device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of attaching a first mass to a second mass, the method comprising:
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forcibly holding an attachment device in a first configuration, wherein the attachment device has the first configuration and a second configuration;
inserting the attachment device into the first mass and the second mass; and
releasing the attachment device, wherein the attachment device attempts to form the second configuration when released.
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