Patent ID: 6908454
Filing Date: 2005-06-21
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. An anchor assembly structured to retain a medical instrument within a body cavity, said anchor assembly comprising: a) a mounting assembly disposed on an exterior of the medical instrument, b) a base disposed on the medical instrument in adjacent relation to said mounting assembly, c) an inflatable member formed of an elastomeric material and disposable in an expanded position and a collapsed position, d) said inflatable member including a retaining portion mechanically secured between said base and said mounting assembly; e) said base and said mounting assembly being relatively disposed on the medical instrument to define a predetermined spacing there-between; f) said retaining portion of said inflatable member being at least partially disposed within said predetermined spacing between said mounting assembly and said base; and g) said retaining portion of said inflatable member being secured in a substantially compressed orientation between said base and said mounting assembly when said inflatable member is in either said collapsed or expanded positions.