Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for closing a hole in cardiac tissue
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Application No.: US16784629Application Date: 2020-02-07
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Publication No.: US11666314B2Publication Date: 2023-06-06
- Inventor: Yossi Tuval
- Applicant: Medtronic Vascular Galway
- Applicant Address: IE Galway
- Assignee: Medtronic Vascular Galway
- Current Assignee: Medtronic Vascular Galway
- Current Assignee Address: IE Galway
- Agency: Medler Ferro Woodhouse & Mills PLLC
- Main IPC: A61B17/00
- IPC: A61B17/00
Abstract:
Aspects of the present invention provide apparatuses and methods for closing an apical hole in a heart of a subject, including a hole-closure device that includes a tissue-attachment portion configured to attach to cardiac tissue around the apical hole, and a collapsible portion coupled to the tissue-attachment portion and configured to close the hole by collapsing inwardly inside the apical hole.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200245986A1 APICAL CLOSURE SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2020-08-06
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