Compound barb medical device and method

摘要

COMPOUND BARB MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD Barbed medical devices (100) include a crown interconnecting a pair of legs and at least one barb (12) extending from each of the legs. The at least one barb may define an inner surface with a first portion (12a) disposed at a first orientation relative to a longitudinal axis of the leg, a second portion (1 2b) disposed at a second orientation relative to the longitudinal axis, and optionally, a third portion (12c) disposed at a third orientation relative to the longitudinal axis of the leg. 12c 12b 12a