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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
May. 29, 2018
Cvdevices, Llc, San Diego, CA (US);
Ghassan S. Kassab, La Jolla, CA (US);
Thomas A. Kramer, San Carlos, CA (US);
CVDevices, LLC, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Devices and systems to fit around a tissue or organ and methods of using the same. In at least one embodiment of an implantable device of the present disclosure, the implantable device comprises a first engaging component comprising a first rigid inner plate at least partially surrounded by a first flexible coating, a second engaging component comprising a second rigid inner plate at least partially surrounded by a coating selected from the group consisting of the first flexible coating and the second flexible coating, a first c-ring and a second c-ring coupled to the engaging components, and a cover flap coupled to either the first engaging component or the second engaging component and capable of either further coupling to the second engaging component when initially coupled to the first engaging component or further coupling to the first engaging component when initially coupled to the second engaging component.