Medical implant and methods of manufacturing the medical implant

A method of manufacturing a medical implant for occluding a left atrial appendage, comprising:

• cutting an expandable scaffold in a first configuration;
• wherein the expandable scaffold including a plurality of struts having ends joined together at intersection points and a plurality of anchor members extending from the plurality of struts such that each anchor member extends from a medial portion of a strut of the plurality of struts;
• forming the expandable scaffold into a second configuration;
• wherein forming the expandable scaffold into the second configuration includes bending each anchor member along a bending axis of each anchor member, the bending axis being oriented parallel to a longitudinal axis of a respective strut of the plurality of struts, wherein forming the expandable scaffold into the second configuration further includes preventing the plurality of struts from twisting;
• heat setting the expandable scaffold in the second configuration;
• and
• securing an occlusive element to the expandable scaffold.