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Sealing devices and related delivery apparatuses

US9775591B2 · kind B2 · utility

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1Claims

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Assignee

EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Sergio Delgado · Irvine, US
Ralph Schneider · Penzberg, DE
Stanton J. Rowe · Laguna Beach, US
Ming H. Wu · Tustin, US
Mohammad Jafari · Lake Forest, US
Jon Boomgarden · Tecate Mission Road, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 20, 2014
Grant date	Oct 3, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 20, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/3464
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to implantable sealing devices, delivery apparatuses, and methods of their use, for closing surgical openings or defects in a sidewall of a vessel in a subject. In several embodiments, the disclosed implantable sealing devices, delivery apparatuses, and methods can be used to close a surgical opening in a sidewall of the heart.

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