MEDICAL MICRODEVICE ANCHORING APPARATUS, INSTALLATION AND RETRIEVAL TOOLS, AND METHODS OF USING SAME

A microdevice includes a body having longitudinally spaced proximal and distal device ends and a guidewire extending proximally from the proximal device end. An anchoring apparatus includes an anchor having longitudinally spaced proximal and distal anchor ends. The anchoring apparatus is selectively...

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Main Authors Jonas, Oliver, Lammers, Alex Andrew, Upadhayaya, Kunj Bhaveshkumar, Bhagavatula, Sharath Krishna, Thompson, Devon Michael
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 08.09.2022
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:A microdevice includes a body having longitudinally spaced proximal and distal device ends and a guidewire extending proximally from the proximal device end. An anchoring apparatus includes an anchor having longitudinally spaced proximal and distal anchor ends. The anchoring apparatus is selectively expandable between a collapsed insertion condition and an expanded anchoring condition within the body tissue. A retrieval apparatus for selectively retrieving the medical microdevice and its associated anchoring apparatus from a target implantation site of a body tissue is described. The retrieval apparatus includes a stylet having proximal and distal stylet ends longitudinally separated by a stylet lumen configured to selectively accept the guidewire. A retrieval sheath has proximal and distal sheath ends longitudinally separated by a sheath lumen. The sheath lumen is configured to selectively and concurrently laterally surround the microdevice and the stylet therewithin for removal from the body tissue.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202017637182