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Method for anchoring a medical device

  • US 8,398,672 B2
  • Filed: 05/14/2010
  • Issued: 03/19/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for securing a medical device within a lumen, comprising:

  • positioning the medical device within the lumen so as to place a distal end of a hollow leg of the medical device against an inner surface of a wall of the lumen;

    advancing an anchor from a stowed configuration within the hollow leg, through an opening in the hollow leg such that an anchor tip completely penetrates through the wall of the lumen from the inner surface to an outer surface; and

    continuing to advance the anchor through the opening until the anchor reaches a deployed configuration, wherein, an anchor portion proximal to the anchor tip forms a closed loop that is entirely positioned outside of the wall.

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