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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2016
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Laveille Kao Voss, Belmont, CA (US);
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for closing an opening in a body tissue. The apparatus includes a shaft, a plurality of arms, and an expander. The arms each extend between a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end of each arm is hingedly attached to or integrally formed with the shaft. The arms are laterally spaced apart from each other. The arms are movable between a retracted configuration, in which the arms are each aligned along the shaft, and a deployed configuration, in which the proximal end of each arm pivots respectively about the distal end of the arm so as to extend laterally away from the shaft. The expander is positioned within the shaft, and movement of the expander causes the arms to move between the retracted and deployed configurations. Methods of using the apparatus are also included.