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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2016
University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc., Louisville, KY (US);
Mark S. Slaughter, Louisville, KY (US);
Guruprasad A. Giridharan, Louisville, KY (US);
Steven C. Koenig, Floyds Knobs, IN (US);
Michael A. Sobieski, Floyds Knobs, IN (US);
Kevin Soucy, Louisville, KY (US);
University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc., Louisville, KY (US);
Abstract
An atrial appendage closure device is provided that includes an occluding portion having a distal surface and a proximal surface opposite the distal surface, the occluding portion being moveable between a retracted position and a deployed position such that, in the deployed position, the occluding portion is configured to provide a seal between a left atrial appendage and a left atrium of a heart. An anchoring portion is operably connected to the occluding member with the anchoring portion being moveable between a retracted position and a deployed position. Methods for occluding a left atrial appendage that make use of the closure devices are also provided.