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US 10,368,976 B2Granted
Implantable anchoring device and methods of use
AssigneeAllium Medical Solutions Ltd.
InventorZiv Kalfon
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Abstract
An implantable device consisting of a plurality of links and configured to be in one of two modes, either flexible in at least one plane or rigid in all planes. The implantable device is inserted into a body cavity in the flexible mode and transformed to the rigid mode resembling a figure eight and anchoring the device in the body cavity.
Claims18
An implantable device comprising:
- a plurality of links;
- a device closure pin;
- a lock-in unit attached and located between two links;
- and
- a release unit attached and located between two links;
- wherein the plurality of links, lock-in unit and release unit construct a closed contour;
- and
- wherein the implantable device is in a flexible state when the device closure pin is coupled to the lock-in unit or the release unit and a rigid state when the device closure pin is attached to both the lock-in unit and the release unit;
- and
- wherein the lock-in unit includes a receptacle structured as a slotted spring washer and configured to receive and hold a snap-in segment of the device closure pin.
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An implantable device comprising:
- a plurality of links constructing a closed loop wherein each link is connected to two other links;
- and
- a device closure pin;
- wherein the implantable device is flexible when only one side of the device closure pin is attached to a link and rigid when both sides of the device closure pin are attached to a link;
- and
- wherein at least one link includes a receptacle with a slotted spring washer configured to receive and hold a snap-in segment of the device closure pin.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.