Patent ID: 8986189
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. An anchor deployment system for performing heart reconstruction, the anchor deployment system comprising: an elongated body comprising a plurality of protrusions extending from said body, wherein each of the plurality of protrusions comprises a barb, a mechanical stop member attached to a first end of said body, said mechanical stop member comprising arms pivotally attached to said first end such that each arm pivots between a collapsed configuration and a deployed configuration, and a sealing member unconnected from the mechanical stop member and attachable to said body, wherein interaction between the sealing member and the plurality of protrusions facilitates movement of the sealing member along the elongated body toward the mechanical stop member and resists movement of the sealing member along the elongated body away from the mechanical stop member so as to permanently affix the sealing member about said body via the plurality of protrusions.