Repositionable therapy delivery element anchor

A kit comprising:

• a therapy delivery element;
• and
• an anchor configured to maintain a portion of the therapy delivery element within a desired location of a patient,
• wherein the anchor includes a body comprising an elastic material,
• wherein the body forms a lumen extending from a first end of the body to a second end of the body,
• wherein the lumen is configured to be disposed about the outer surface of the therapy delivery element, and compressibly engage the outer surface of the therapy delivery element to hold the anchor in place about the therapy delivery element,
• wherein, when in a relaxed state, a cross-section of the lumen is smaller than a cross-section of the therapy delivery element at the outer surface of the therapy delivery element,
• wherein the anchor may be stretched such that the lumen becomes larger than the cross-section of the therapy delivery element to facilitate positioning the anchor about the therapy delivery element,
• wherein the body forms two or more channels that facilitate radial stretching of the anchor using a pronged tool, and
• wherein radially stretching the body via the channels using the pronged tool reduces a holding force of the anchor on the therapy delivery element when the anchor is disposed about the outer surface of the therapy delivery element to facilitate adjusting a position of the anchor relative to the therapy delivery element when the lumen is engaged with the outer surface of the therapy delivery element.

A method for securing a therapy delivery element within a patient with an anchor,

• wherein the anchor is configured to maintain a portion of the therapy delivery element within a desired location of a patient disposed about the therapy delivery element,
• wherein the anchor includes a body comprising an elastic material,
• wherein the body forms a lumen extending from a first end of the body to a second end of the body,
• wherein the lumen is configured to be disposed about the outer surface of the therapy delivery element, and compressibly engage the outer surface of the therapy delivery element to hold the anchor in place about the therapy delivery element,
• wherein, when in a relaxed state, a cross-section of the lumen is smaller than a cross-section of the therapy delivery element at the outer surface of the therapy delivery element,
• wherein the anchor may be stretched such that the lumen becomes larger than the cross-section of the therapy delivery element to facilitate positioning the anchor about the therapy delivery element,
• wherein the body forms two or more channels,
• wherein the method comprises:
• engaging the channels of the body with distal ends of a pronged tool and radially stretching the anchor with the pronged tool to reduce a holding force of the anchor on the therapy delivery element;
• and
• adjusting a position of the anchor relative to the therapy delivery element while radially stretching the anchor with the pronged tool.