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IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL IMPLANTS HAVING FASTENERS AND METHODS OF FASTENING

  • US 20100049214A1
  • Filed: 10/28/2009
  • Published: 02/25/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgically implantable device:

  • (a) a medical implant for performing a therapeutic function;

    (b) an attachment mechanism comprising at least one fastener integral to the implant for attaching the implant to a body, the fastener having a deployed position that extends from a distal end of the implant, and an undeployed position proximal to the distal end of the implant; and

    (c) a safety member covering the fastener and removably attached to the distal end of the implant.

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