US 12,138,176 B2
Implant and covering methods and apparatus
Roey Shafrir, Modi'in (IL); Shahar Dror, Tel Aviv (IL); Michael M. Sahar, Be'erotayim (IL); Haim Shlalom Shnider, Netanya (IL); and Arnon Moshaiuf, Atlit (IL)
Assigned to Spinol Ltd., Modi'in (IL)
Filed by SPINOL Ltd., Modi'in (IL)
Filed on Feb. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/170,627.
Application 18/170,627 is a continuation of application No. 16/691,310, filed on Nov. 21, 2019, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/770,512, filed on Nov. 21, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0190488 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/442 (2013.01) [A61F 2002/285 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30205 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3021 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device comprising:
an implant configured for insertion into a portion of biological anatomy, the implant comprising:
a body having a distal end and a proximal end; and
a plurality of protrusions configured to extend outward from the body in a deployed configuration when inserted into the portion of the biological anatomy to resist leakage of biological material and/or to improve resistance to displacement of the implant, the plurality of protrusions comprising:
a first plurality of protrusions coupled at the distal end of the body and extending in a direction towards the proximal end of the body; and
a second plurality of protrusions coupled at the proximal end of the body and extending in a direction towards the distal end of the body; and
at least one covering coupled to the implant, the at least one covering comprising a first covering coupled at the distal end of the body and extending towards the proximal end of the body, the first covering having a conical and/or frustoconical shape that covers the distal end of the body and defines an inner volume that surrounds and encompasses one or more of the first plurality of protrusions when the implant is deployed in the portion of the biological anatomy.