Patent ID: 7591970

Claim:
A method of manufacturing the medical device anchor, the method comprising: forming a gripping structure defining a through hole having a circumference, wherein axial, circumferential and radial directions are defined relative to the through hole, the gripping structure forming a continuous, serpentine arrangement having a plurality of compressible axial segments arranged in a generally parallel, spaced apart array along the circumference of the through hole, each axial segment having first and second ends; and a plurality of shoulder segments separated from one another in alternating fashion by a plurality of shoulder gaps forming a generally annular array of shoulder segments and shoulder gaps, the first ends of the axial segments being alternately bridged or unbridged by the shoulder segments and shoulder gaps, the shoulder segments extending radially outward relative to the through hole further than the axial segments; a plurality of bridging segments separated from one another in alternating fashion by a plurality of unbridged gaps forming a generally annular array of bridging portions and unbridged gaps, the second ends of the axial segments being alternately bridged or unbridged by the bridging segments and unbridged gaps such that the gripping structure forms a serpentine arrangement of a continuous nature with the compressible beams alternately interconnected between shoulder segments and bridging segments; and molding a body portion on the gripping structure to securely capture the shoulder segments in the body portion, the body portion being molded of material that is softer and more compliant than the gripping structure.