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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2016
Applicant:
W.l. Gore & Associates, Inc., Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Sean Forde, Watertown, MA (US);
Assignee:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 18/24 (2006.01); A61B 18/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 18/00 (2013.01); A61B 18/18 (2013.01); A61B 18/1815 (2013.01); A61B 18/24 (2013.01); A61B 17/12022 (2013.01); A61B 18/22 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00575 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00291 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00351 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1861 (2013.01); A61B 2018/2238 (2013.01); A61B 2018/2244 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention generally relates to devices and methods for treating cardiac tissue, including percutaneous closure of cardiac openings such as a patent foramen ovale (PFO) and obliteration of the cardiac cul-de-sacs. The invention includes a device having at least one elongated member. The elongated member has a first material and a second material interwoven with at least a portion of the first material. The second material is capable of transferring energy to tissue in need of treatment.