Tissue Fixation Device With Enhanced Tissue Protection
AssigneeEvalve, Inc.
InventorsChad J. Abunassar, Thomas R. Yssels, Clara Park, Grant Glaze, Hugues A. Gervais, Anna Maria Snell
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Abstract
A fixation device includes first and second distal elements and first and second proximal elements. The first and second proximal elements include a first elongate arm and a second elongate arm, respectively. The first and second elongate arms each include first and second side edges and plurality of frictional elements defining a plurality notches in the first and second side edges. The first and second proximal elements also each include first and second guard rails extending adjacent to and along the first and second side edges, respectively.
Claims20
A fixation device comprising:
- a first distal element and a second distal element;
- a first proximal element disposed in opposition to the first distal element and moveable relative thereto, the first proximal element having a first elongate arm having a first side edge, a second side edge, and plurality of frictional elements defining a plurality notches in the first and second side edges, the first proximal element also having a first guard rail extending adjacent to the first side edge and a second guard rail extending along the second side edge;
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- a second proximal element disposed in opposition to the second distal element and moveable relative thereto, the second proximal element having a second elongate arm having a first side edge, a second side edge, and a plurality of frictional elements defining a plurality notches in the first and second side edges of the second elongate arm, the second proximal element also having a first guard rail extending adjacent to the first side edge of the second elongate arm and a second guard rail extending along the second side edge of the second elongate arm.
A fixation device comprising:
- a first distal element and a second distal element;
- a first proximal element disposed in opposition to the first distal element and moveable relative thereto, the first proximal element having a plurality of frictional elements at least partially defining a plurality of openings extending through the first proximal element at first and second sides thereof, the first proximal element also having a first guard rail extending along the first side of the first proximal element and a second guard rail extending along the second side of the first proximal element;
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- a second proximal element disposed in opposition to the second distal element and moveable relative thereto, the second proximal element having a plurality of frictional elements at least partially defining a plurality of openings extending through the second proximal element at first and second sides thereof, the second proximal element also having a first guard rail extending along the first side of the second proximal element and a second guard rail extending along the second side of the second proximal element.
A fixation device comprising:
- a first distal element and a second distal element;
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- a first proximal element and a second proximal element each disposed in opposition to the respective first and second distal elements and each having an elongate arm and a first guard rail and a second guard rail, the elongate arm having a plurality of frictional elements extending therefrom in a direction toward the respective first and second distal elements and arranged at intervals along a first length, and the first and second guard rails extending adjacent to the elongate arm along a second length greater than the first length.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.