Patent ID: 11903865
Assignee: SAVAGE MEDICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A delivery system for inserting an anchor into a body lumen that has a flow there through, a damaged tissue site, and an undamaged tissue site apart from the damaged tissue site, the delivery system comprising:
(a) a semi-rigid tube pusher; and
(b) an anchor that engages with the semi-rigid tube pusher, the anchor comprising:
i) a sleeve having a sleeve lumen extending though the sleeve with openings on each end allowing the flow of the body lumen to pass through, the sleeve including an inner side facing the sleeve lumen and an outer side configured to contact the undamaged tissue site;
ii) a sheath configured to be in sealed fluid communication with the sleeve, such that an end of the sheath extends distal to one end of the sleeve and extends beyond the damaged tissue site in order to cover and protect the damaged tissue site from content flowing through the sheath and the sleeve; and
iii) a negative pressure tube coupled to the sleeve and coupled to a negative pressure source, the negative pressure tube being configured to create a negative pressure seal between the outer side of the sleeve and the undamaged tissue site, while allowing the flow of the body lumen to pass through the sleeve,

wherein the anchor is configured to be pushed into position by advancing the semi-rigid tube pusher into the body lumen.