Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Left atrial appendage occluder
- Patent Title (中): 左心耳封堵器
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Application No.: US13494632Application Date: 2012-06-12
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Publication No.: US08764793B2Publication Date: 2014-07-01
- Inventor: Richard Lee
- Applicant: Richard Lee
- Applicant Address: US IL Evanston
- Assignee: Northwestern University
- Current Assignee: Northwestern University
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Evanston
- Agency: Klintworth & Rozenblat IP LLC
- Main IPC: A61B17/08
- IPC: A61B17/08 ; A61D1/00

Abstract:
Systems and methods for occluding a left atrial appendage are disclosed. A left atrial appendage may be covered with a first occluder device to obstruct the passage of blood out of the left atrial appendage. The first occluder device may include an expandable member, a cover attached to and covering an end of the expandable member, and a one-way valve disposed in the cover. The cover may form a flexible pocket between the cover and the expandable member. The cover may be made of bioprosthetic material. A second occluder device may also be disposed within the left atrial appendage by inserting the second occluder device through the one-way valve in the cover of the first occluder device. The second occluder device may be used to stretch the left atrial appendage to obliterate the left atrial appendage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120323270A1 LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUDER Public/Granted day:2012-12-20
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