The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Medtronic Vascular Galway, Galway, IE;
Inventor:
Yossi Tuval, Even Yehuda, IL;
Assignee:
Medtronic Vascular Galway, Galway, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00592 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00597 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00601 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00623 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the present invention provide apparatuses and methods for closing an apical hole in a heart of a subject, including a hole-closure device that includes a tissue-attachment portion configured to attach to cardiac tissue around the apical hole, and a collapsible portion coupled to the tissue-attachment portion and configured to close the hole by collapsing inwardly inside the apical hole.