ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,642, issued on June 17, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).
"Tissue anchors minimizing migration and maximizing engagement" was invented by Jordan Skaro (San Jose, Calif.) and Padraig J. Savage (Santa Rosa, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tissue anchor for securing an implantable device to tissue such as soft tissue. The anchor includes a tissue-engaging portion having a tissue-engaging configuration which enhances, improves, increases, etc., the engagement, grasp, purchase, etc. of the anchor with the body tissue in which the anchor is implanted. In some embodiments, the tissue-engaging portio...