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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2016
Applicant:
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Daniel O. Adams, Long Lake, MN (US);
Paul Pignato, Stacy, MN (US);
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/12109 (2013.01); A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); A61B 17/12022 (2013.01); A61B 17/12036 (2013.01); A61B 17/12113 (2013.01); A61B 17/12172 (2013.01); A61B 17/12177 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00575 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00615 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00623 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/12054 (2013.01); A61B 2017/12095 (2013.01);
Abstract
In some embodiments, a medical device may include one or more of the following features: (a) a metal fabric formed of braided metal strands, (b) the medical device having a collapsed configuration for delivery through a channel in a patient's body and having a generally dumbbell-shaped expanded configuration with two expanded diameter portions, separated by a reduced diameter portion formed between opposed ends of the device and unsecured metal strand ends at the opposed ends, and (d) a thrombogenic agent located on the metal fabric.