Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Heart occlusion devices
- Patent Title (中): 心脏闭塞装置
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Application No.: US12400445Application Date: 2009-03-09
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Publication No.: US09119607B2Publication Date: 2015-09-01
- Inventor: Zahid Amin
- Applicant: Zahid Amin
- Applicant Address: US DE Newark
- Assignee: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US DE Newark
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: A61B17/08
- IPC: A61B17/08 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/12

Abstract:
The present invention is specifically directed to a heart occlusion device with a self-centering mechanism. The heart occlusion device includes two separate uniquely shaped wires 12, 14, each forming shapes that mirror the respective wire's shapes. Each wire forms half-discs or quarter-discs that together form a distal disc and a proximal disc. In other versions, the device includes four separate wires, each mirroring its neighboring wire and forming a proximal and a distal quarter-disc. In the versions with four wires, the quarter-discs of each wire together form proximal and distal discs. The distal disc and proximal disc are separated by a self-centering waist. The proximal disc is attached to a hub comprising a screw mechanism. A similar hub is optional on the distal disc. The discs further include coverings which form a sealant to occlude an aperture in a tissue. The wires forming the discs have a shape-memory capability such that they can be collapsed and distorted in a catheter during delivery but resume and maintain their intended shape after delivery.
Public/Granted literature
- US09034010B2 Heart occlusion devices Public/Granted day:2015-05-19
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