Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and methods for cutting an atrial wall
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Application No.: US15728857Application Date: 2017-10-10
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Publication No.: US10660669B2Publication Date: 2020-05-26
- Inventor: Paul A. Spence , Landon Tompkins , Robert Acland
- Applicant: HeartWare, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US FL Miami Lakes
- Assignee: HeartWare, Inc.
- Current Assignee: HeartWare, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Miami Lakes
- Agency: Christopher & Weisberg, P.A.
- Main IPC: A61B17/34
- IPC: A61B17/34 ; A61B17/02 ; A61M1/10 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/30 ; A61M1/12

Abstract:
A method includes coupling, at least temporarily, a support member adjacent to a target tissue. The support member is configured to support the target tissue and to define a path along which a cutting device can move. The method includes moving the cutting device along the path defined by the support member to cut and/or dilate the target tissue. In some embodiments, the method optionally includes disposing a cannula of a device within the cut defined in target tissue. The cannula is coupled to the target tissue such that a lumen defined by the cannula is in fluid communication with a volume defined at least in part by the target tissue.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180028227A1 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CUTTING AN ATRIAL WALL Public/Granted day:2018-02-01
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