Apparatus and methods to create and maintain an intra-atrial pressure relief opening
US8882697B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N7/022
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method and a device for treating heart failure by normalizing elevated blood pressure in the left and right atria of a heart of a mammal The present disclosure includes methods for creating and maintaining an opening in the atrial septum. Tools for making an opening and enlarging the opening are also disclosed. Use of the techniques and tools described herein prolongs the patency of an intra-atrial pressure relief opening.
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