Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus for accessing the pericardial space
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Application No.: US16626761Application Date: 2018-07-02
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Publication No.: US11337726B2Publication Date: 2022-05-24
- Inventor: Justin Opfermann , Charles Berul , Bradley Clark , Axel Krieger , Rohan Kumthekar , Paige Mass , Austeja Staneviciute
- Applicant: CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
- Current Assignee: CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Agency: Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- International Application: PCT/US2018/040620 WO 20180702
- International Announcement: WO2019/006460 WO 20190103
- Main IPC: A61B17/34
- IPC: A61B17/34 ; A61B90/00 ; A61B17/00 ; A61N1/362
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to devices used to access the pericardial space of the heart. In particular, the present disclosure describes an apparatus to enable an operator to access the pericardial space of the heart, and deliver cardiac therapies to the pericardial space, under direct visualization through a single, small incision.
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