| 摘要 |
<p>Medical devices (20), systems and related methods for delivering a tissue anchor (26). One embodiment of such a medical device generally comprises a needle (22) and a sheath (24) that assist in retaining the tissue anchor, connected to a suture (40) at the distal end (42) of the needle during manipulation of the medical device. The needle has a needle lumen (32) sized to slidably receive the tissue anchor. The sheath has a sheath lumen (44) sized to slidably receive the needle. A distal end of the sheath defines a sheath slot (48) sized to receive the suture (40) therein. The medical systems include one or more tissue anchors in conjunction with one of the medical devices.</p> |
