Tissue anchors
A tissue anchor is disclosed. The tissue anchor comprises a base and first, second, third and fourth prongs being joined to the base at proximal ends thereof. In some embodiments, each of the first, second, third and fourth prongs extends radially outwardly from the proximal end along an arcuate path towards a distal end. The first, second, third and fourth prongs may be radially symmetrically such that the anchor has radial symmetry about a central axis of the anchor.
1 . A tissue anchor comprising:
a base having a substantially flat bottom end, wherein the base is positioned at a geometric center of the tissue anchor;
first, second, third and fourth prongs being joined to the base at proximal ends thereof, each of the first, second, third and fourth prongs extending radially outwardly from the proximal end along an arcuate path towards a distal end, wherein the first, second, third and fourth prongs are joined to the base at a second end opposite to the flat bottom end of the base; and
an attachment point extending across a channel defined within the base, the attachment point positioned between the flat bottom end and the second end of the base, the attachment point comprising a pin, arranged to extend from a first point to a second point on an inner wall of the base, wherein one end of the pin protrudes outwardly through an outer wall of the base, and wherein said one end is dimensioned for insertion into a slot of a delivery device for delivery of the tissue anchor to a desired implantation location of a tissue.
2 . The tissue anchor according to claim 1 , wherein the first, second, third and fourth prongs are radially symmetrically arranged such that the anchor has radial symmetry about a central axis thereof.
3 . The tissue anchor according to claim 1 , wherein the first and third prongs are arranged to extend radially outwardly in opposing directions, and the second and fourth prongs are arranged to extend radially outwardly in opposing directions.
4 . The tissue anchor according to claim 1 , wherein the first, second, third and fourth prongs each terminate in a distal tip.
5 . The tissue anchor according to claim 4 , wherein the distal tip is a rounded tip.
6 . The tissue anchor according to claim 4 , wherein the distal tips of the first and third prongs are arranged to face each other, and wherein the distal tips of the second and fourth prongs are arranged to face each other.
7 . The tissue anchor according to claim 1 , wherein an arc measure of the prongs is between 180° and 320°.
8 . The tissue anchor according to claim 1 , wherein the prongs comprise a curved surface on an inner face of the prongs and/or an opposing outer face of the prongs, and wherein the inner face of the prongs are arranged to face a center of curvature defined by the prongs.
9 . The tissue anchor according to claim 8 , wherein the inner face of the prongs comprises a convex curved surface.
10 . The tissue anchor according to claim 8 , wherein the outer face of the prongs comprises a concave curved surface.
11 . The tissue anchor according to claim 1 , wherein the attachment point is positioned at a geometric center of the tissue anchor.
12 . The tissue anchor according to claim 1 , wherein the pin comprises a first end extending longitudinally to an opposing second end, wherein the first end is joined to the first point and the second end is joined to the second point of the inner wall of the base.