Patent ID: 7799000
Filing Date: 2010-09-21
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A fixation apparatus for attaching a medical device to a patient, the fixation apparatus comprising: an attachment feature configured to cooperate with the medical device and at least one non-suture anchoring device to facilitate attachment of the medical device to the patient, the attachment feature including: an anchor receiving portion having a first dimension and including two ends, the anchor receiving portion being configured to receive the at least one non-suture anchoring device, wherein the two ends of the anchor receiving portion define a length, and a cross section of the anchor receiving portion taken perpendicularly to the length includes a first portion having a first width and a second portion adjacent the first portion and having a second width less than the first width, the second portion being disposed away from the patient relative to the first portion such that at least one open area exists between the anchor receiving portion and a non-suture anchoring device disposed around the anchor receiving portion, the at least one open area being above the first portion relative to the patient for facilitating removal of the non-suture anchoring device, and first and second anchor retaining ends respectively disposed adjacent one of the ends of the anchor receiving portion, each of the anchor retaining ends having a second dimension greater than the first dimension of the anchor receiving portion, thereby inhibiting the anchor receiving portion from dislodging from the at least one non-suture anchoring device when the at least one non-suture anchoring device is received by the anchor receiving portion.