Method and apparatus for closing a body lumen
US7115110B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 30, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S606/907
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
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.
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