Invention Grant
- Patent Title: PFO closing device
- Patent Title (中): PFO关闭装置
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Application No.: US12230090Application Date: 2008-08-22
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Publication No.: US08172839B2Publication Date: 2012-05-08
- Inventor: Yukitoshi Kato
- Applicant: Yukitoshi Kato
- Applicant Address: JP Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo
- Assignee: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo
- Agency: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
- Priority: JP2006-047636 20060224
- Main IPC: A61B18/18
- IPC: A61B18/18

Abstract:
A PFO closing device for bringing the septum primum and the septum secundum into contact with each other and joining them together includes a clamping mechanism and energy supplying device. The clamping mechanism includes a needle part for puncturing the septum primum, and a clamping member for cooperating with the needle part in clamping therebetween tissue of the septum primum and the septum secundum. The energy supplying device supplies energy for joining the tissues clamped by the needle part and the clamping member. The clamping mechanism is mounted in a catheter so as to be protrudable from and retractable into the catheter.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090005780A1 PFO closing device Public/Granted day:2009-01-01
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