Closure device for transcatheter operations
US6375671B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 17, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/1205
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A closure device for transcatheter operations includes a longitudinally elasticated fixing member (1) having a shape-restoring force and being provided with a relatively large-sized, first and second circular portion (11,12) at both ends thereof, and a closure membrane (2) attached to the first circular portion (11) and closing up a ring thereof. The first circular portion (11) is fixed by a connecting portion extending from the fixed circular portion and progressively decreasing in size toward the second circular portion. The second circular portion may be provided with a holding portion (13) as occasion demands.
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