Anchor having fill port for use with an implantable therapy delivery element
First Claim
1. An anchor for securing a therapy delivery element in a desired location within a living body, comprising:
- an anchor body having a space to receive the therapy delivery element; and
a fill port provided in the anchor body to introduce an adhesive into the space when the therapy delivery element is positioned within the space;
wherein the fill port includes a structure configured to removably couple to a dispenser for dispensing the adhesive, whereby the adhesive affixes the anchor to the therapy delivery element.
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Abstract
An anchor for securing a therapy delivery element in a desired location within a living body is disclosed. The anchor includes an anchor body having a space, which may be a main channel, to receive the therapy delivery element. A fill port is provided in the anchor body to introduce an adhesive into the space when the therapy delivery element is positioned within the space. In one embodiment, the fill port is coupled to a fill port extension that transfers the adhesive from a dispenser located a distance from the fill port into the space. Multiple fill ports, any of which may be coupled to a respective fill port extension, may be provided to introduce the adhesive at various locations of the space. One or more of the fill ports may extend into multiple side channels to introduce the adhesive at various locations of the space.
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29 Claims
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1. An anchor for securing a therapy delivery element in a desired location within a living body, comprising:
- an anchor body having a space to receive the therapy delivery element; and
a fill port provided in the anchor body to introduce an adhesive into the space when the therapy delivery element is positioned within the space;
wherein the fill port includes a structure configured to removably couple to a dispenser for dispensing the adhesive, whereby the adhesive affixes the anchor to the therapy delivery element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- an anchor body having a space to receive the therapy delivery element; and
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17. A method for securing a therapy delivery element within a living body, comprising:
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positioning an anchor relative to the therapy delivery element; removably coupling, via a coupling structure of the anchor, a fill port of the anchor to a dispenser of adhesive; and introducing the adhesive into a space between the anchor and the therapy delivery element via the fill port so that the adhesive affixes the anchor to the therapy delivery element. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system to deliver therapy to a living body, comprising:
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a therapy delivery device; a therapy delivery element extending from the therapy delivery device to deliver therapy to the living body; and an anchor to receive the therapy delivery element, wherein the anchor comprises a fill port configured to removably couple to a dispenser for dispensing adhesive, whereby the adhesive affixes the anchor to the therapy delivery element. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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