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System for occlusion of left atrial appendage

US9737309B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Inventor

  • Niv Ad · North Bethesda, US

Key dates

Filing dateJul 27, 2015
Grant dateAug 22, 2017
Priority date—
Expiry dateFeb 16, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2017/306
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for occluding an atrial appendage includes a catheter-deliverable epicardial implant that is detachably secured to a delivery device. The implant includes an inflatable cuff that is positionable about the atrial appendage to an extent that, when adjustably inflated, the cuff physiologically occludes the atrial appendage. Such occlusion addresses health risks associated with atrial fibrillation and cardiac rhythm disorder.

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