Patent ID: 9554791
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M,A61N

Claim:
1. A method of securing a medical implant catheter or electrode lead within a patient, the method comprising: positioning an anchor element at a desired implantation position proximate soft tissue of the patient, the anchor element comprising an anchoring portion and a flexible intermediate portion coupled to the anchoring portion and disposed around a portion of the implant catheter or electrode lead; inserting a distal tip of a delivery tool through the anchoring portion and into the soft tissue; deploying at least one tissue anchor from the delivery tool and into the soft tissue of the patient, wherein an adjustable suture arrangement is coupled to the at least one tissue anchor; withdrawing the delivery tool from the soft tissue and the anchoring portion of the anchor element leaving the adjustable suture arrangement engaging the anchor element; and tightening the adjustable suture arrangement to secure the anchor element against the soft tissue.