W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

Nmt Medical, Inc.

Paul A Garant

Andrzej J Chanduszko

Lee A Core

Craig M Carpenter

The invention pertains to a system, and related methods, for the percutaneous transluminal delivery and retrieval of a prosthetic occluder through a front-end loader. The prosthetic occluder may be, for example, an intracardiac occluder for a patent foramen ovale. The system includes, in one embodiment, a front-end loader having a beveled distal end. In another embodiment, the system includes a front-end loader having a chamfered rim at the beveled distal end.

Front-end loader for prosthetic occluders and methods thereof

An opening other than the ostium of a left atrial appendage (LAA) is provided to allow blood flow between the LAA and another portion of the body. The opening has a conduit that helps to increase blood flow through an LAA by adding at least one other flow path to the ostium, thereby reducing the risk of stasis and the formation of thrombi.

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Nashua, NH, United States of America

Paul A Garant