Patent ID: 11903831
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. The device of claim 8, wherein the tissue-engaging portion of the anchor comprises a plurality of arms coupled to the body portion, at least one arm of the plurality of arms having a proximal end coupled to the body portion, a distal end extending away from the proximal end of the arm, and a central portion between the proximal end and the distal end of the arm, the at least one arm being movable between a first elongated configuration and a second bowed configuration with the central portion of the arm extending radially away from the body portion of the anchor a greater distance than the distance between the distal end of the at least one of the plurality arms and the body portion of the anchor when the anchor moves from the delivery configuration to the deployed configuration.