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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. 20, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2020
Applicant:
Muffin Incorporated, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Inventors:
Gregory James Hardy, Winston Salem, NC (US);
Shaun Davis Gittard, Winston Salem, NC (US);
John C. Sigmon, Jr., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
William J. Havel, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Jeremy T. Newkirk, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Neal E. Fearnot, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Rita Hadley, Otterbein, IN (US);
Assignee:
Muffin Incorporated, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2013.01); A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); A61B 17/10 (2013.01); A61B 17/12122 (2013.01); A61B 17/12145 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00575 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00592 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00597 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00606 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00619 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00623 (2013.01); A61B 2017/081 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1205 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3966 (2016.02);
Abstract
There are shown and described embodiments of a closure device for closing holes in tissue, for example in the right atrial appendage. The closure device in particular embodiments includes first and second mesh closure members and a tether or stem connecting them. Embodiments of a delivery device for the closure device are also described.