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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2013
Ghassan S. Kassab, La Jolla, CA (US);
Jose A. Navia, Sr., Buenos Aires, AR;
Ghassan S. Kassab, La Jolla, CA (US);
Jose A. Navia, Sr., Buenos Aires, AR;
CVDevices, LLC, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Atrial appendage occlusion systems are provided, such systems including a first device and a second device. The first device has a first tube sized and shaped for insertion into the heart and a balloon coupled thereto. The second device has a second tube sized and shaped for insertion into a pericardial space surrounding the heart, and has a lumen extending at least partially from a second tube distal end to a second tube proximal end. The second device also includes a loop sized and shaped to fit at least partially within the lumen of the second tube, with the loop configured for protraction from the second tube distal end and for placement, and to be tightened and secured around, the atrial appendage.