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System for occlusion of left atrial appendage

US10660649B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventor

  • Niv Ad · North Bethesda, US

Key dates

Filing dateJul 27, 2017
Grant dateMay 26, 2020
Priority date—
Expiry dateMar 25, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2017/306
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for occluding an atrial appendage includes a catheter-deliverable epicardial implant that is detachably secured to a delivery device. The implant includes an inflatable cuff that is positionable about the atrial appendage to an extent that, when adjustably inflated, the cuff physiologically occludes the atrial appendage. Such occlusion addresses health risks associated with atrial fibrillation and cardiac rhythm disorder.

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