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Closure device

US8398676B2 · kind B2 · utility

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613References

8Claims

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Assignee

Abbott Vascular, Inc. · US

Inventors

Wouter E. Roorda · Newark, US
Kelly J. McCrystle · Menlo Park, US
Ian J. Clark · Beverly Hills, US
Laveille Kao Voss · Belmont, US
Ni Ding · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 29, 2009
Grant date	Mar 19, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 20, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/0811
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for closing an opening in a wall of a body lumen includes a closure element with a first flange and a second flange. Both the first flange and the second flange may have a delivery cross-sectional dimension and a deployed cross-sectional dimension. The device for closing an opening further includes a first coupler element disposed on the first flange and a second coupler element disposed on the second flange, the first and second coupler elements cooperating to couple the first flange to the second flange.

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