Devices and systems for inverting and closing the left atrial appendage
US9717488B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 22, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/306
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for inverting and closing the left atrial appendage. In at least one embodiment of a method for closing a left atrial appendage of the present disclosure, the method comprises the steps of inverting a distal portion of a left atrial appendage, and constraining the inverted distal portion of the left atrial appendage using a device configured to fit within an interior of the left atrial appendage.
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