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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2015
Sentreheart, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Gregory W. Fung, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Russell A. Seiber, Cullowhee, NC (US);
Eduardo Sager, Jr., Milpitas, CA (US);
Gary H. Miller, Milpitas, CA (US);
Maria Garcia, San Jose, CA (US);
Ryan Douglas Helmuth, Saratoga, CA (US);
Arnold M. Escano, San Jose, CA (US);
Douglas Todd Ellison, Plano, TX (US);
William E. Cohn, Bellaire, TX (US);
SENTREHEART LLC, Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
Described here are devices for closing one or more tissues, and handles for controlling these devices. Generally, the devices described here comprise a snare loop assembly, wherein the snare loop assembly comprises a snare and a suture loop, and a handle for controlling the snare loop assembly. In some variations the snare loop assembly may comprise a retention member that may releasably connect the suture loop to the snare. In other variations the devices comprise one or more force-reducing suture locks to help prevent the suture loop from inadvertently disengaging from the snare loop assembly. In still other variations, the excess-suture management features. The handles described here may be configured to remove excess suture from a suture loop, and may also be configured to release the suture loop from the snare loop assembly.