DELIVERY SYSTEM, METHOD, AND ANCHOR FOR MEDICAL IMPLANT PLACEMENT
First Claim
3-1. The anchor according to claim 1, wherein the securing means comprises appendages extending from the base member in the second direction.
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Abstract
An anchor for a medical implant, a method of manufacturing an anchor, and a delivery system and method for delivering a medical implant, such as for monitoring physiological parameters, for example, for diagnosing and/or monitoring and/or treating cardiovascular diseases, such as CHF and CHD. The anchor includes a base member, arms, legs, features for securing the medical implant to the base member, and features for connecting the anchor to a connector. The anchor has a deployed configuration in which the arms radially project from a first end of the base member and the legs radially project from an opposite end of the base member. When deployed, the arms and legs terminate at extremities that are opposing but not aligned with each other.
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55 Claims
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3-1. The anchor according to claim 1, wherein the securing means comprises appendages extending from the base member in the second direction.
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23. A delivery system for a medical implant, the delivery system comprising:
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a catheter assembly comprising a catheter;
an anchor comprising a base member having first and second ends in oppositely-disposed first and second directions, arms and legs extending from the base member, and means for securing the medical implant to the base member; and
means for connecting the anchor to the catheter, the connecting means comprising a joint that enables articulating movement of the anchor relative to the catheter in directions transverse to an axis of the catheter. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of delivering a medical implant, the method comprising the steps of:
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coupling an anchor to an end of a catheter and securing the medical implant to the anchor, the anchor having an axis that is coaxial with the catheter;
passing the catheter with the anchor coupled thereto through a sheath;
placing an end of the sheath through an internal wall of a human body;
with the anchor positioned within the sheath within the internal wall, using the sheath to release a plurality of arms from the anchor that engage a distal surface of the internal wall; and
further using the sheath to release a plurality of legs from the anchor that engage a proximal surface of the internal wall. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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