Patent ID: 9198669
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. An implantable device for deployment in an air passageway, the device comprising: an occluding device comprising a proximal end and a distal end; an anchor adapted to secure the occluding device within the air passageway, the anchor comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis; and a connecting mechanism joining the occluding device and the anchor, the connecting mechanism having a first end connected to the occluding device and a second end connected to the anchor the first end of the connecting mechanism moveable toward and away from the second end of the connecting mechanism to move the anchor relative to the occluding device along the longitudinal axis to thereby change a distance between the distal end of the occluding device and the proximal end of the anchor.