Patent ID: 7553298
Filing Date: 2009-06-30
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M,A61N

Abstract:
1. A surgically implantable device: (a) a medical implant for performing a therapeutic function; (b) an attachment mechanism comprising at least one fastener having a sharp thereon and being integral to said implant for attaching said implant to a body, said at least one fastener having: (c) a safety member covering said sharp of said at least one fastener and extending across a tissue contact surface of said distal end of said implant, said safety member being removably attached to said distal end of said implant and being configured to be removed by a user of the surgically implantable device in a direction away from said tissue contact surface without the user contacting said at least one fastener during at least a portion of the removal of said safety member from said implant, wherein when said safety member is attached, said safety member is further configured to enable said sharp to move at least partially between said deployed position and said undeployed position relative to both said tissue contact surface and said safety member.