Flanged occlusion devices and methods
US9743932B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 27, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00632
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Implantable occlusion devices that include one or more flanges extending from a tubular body are disclosed. The flange or flanges may assist in retention of the device within a vessel, cavity, appendage, etc. At least one flange on the occlusion device may include a concave surface proximate one end of a body. Because of the shape of the flange, e.g., its concavity, the occlusion device may resist dislocation due to e.g., the forces generated within the left atrial appendage during atrial fibrillation.
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