US PATENT SUBCLASS 607 / 128
.~.~.~.~.~.~ Retractable tines or hooks

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607 /   HD   SURGERY: LIGHT, THERMAL, AND ELECTRICAL APPLICATION

1  DF  LIGHT, THERMAL, AND ELECTRICAL APPLICATION {8}
115  DF  .~ Electrical energy applicator {12}
116  DF  .~.~ Placed in body {9}
119  DF  .~.~.~ Heart {5}
122  DF  .~.~.~.~ Catheter or endocardial (inside heart) type {4}
126  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ With anchor means {2}
128.~.~.~.~.~.~ Retractable tines or hooks

DEFINITION

Classification: 607/128

Retractable tines or hooks:

(under subclass 126) Subject matter wherein the anchor means comprises tines or hooks emerging from the catheter to engage heart tissue and retain the catheter in position in the heart but which are capable of being drawn back to a position where the catheter may be moved or removed.