Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for closing a body lumen
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Application No.: US10696799Application Date: 2003-10-30
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Publication No.: US07115110B2Publication Date: 2006-10-03
- Inventor: Andrew G. C. Frazier , Erik J. van der Burg , Michael D. Lesh
- Applicant: Andrew G. C. Frazier , Erik J. van der Burg , Michael D. Lesh
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: ev3 Sunnyvale, Inc.
- Current Assignee: ev3 Sunnyvale, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
- Main IPC: A61M5/00
- IPC: A61M5/00

Abstract:
Disclosed is a closure catheter, for closing a body cavity such as a vessel, or the left atrial appendage of the heart. The closure catheter includes a plurality of deployable tissue anchors, which may be laterally deployed into surrounding tissue. The anchors may thereafter be used to draw the tissue radially inwardly, to close the body cavity. Methods are also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20040098047A1 Method and apparatus for closing a body lumen Public/Granted day:2004-05-20
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