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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2020
Applicant:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventor:
Laveille Kao Voss, Belmont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); A61B 17/04 (2013.01); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 17/0485 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00623 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00663 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00809 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00818 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0472 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0496 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06042 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06052 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for positioning a locator. The method includes inserting a tissue locator through an opening in a tissue wall, and distally advancing a proximal member, positioned proximal a proximal end of a first arm of the tissue locator, to move a portion of the first arm from a first position to a second position that is separated from a longitudinal axis of the tissue locator by a greater distance than the first position.