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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.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024

Filed:

Mar. 30, 2021
Applicant:

Ka Medical, Llc, Roseville, MN (US);

Inventors:

Pat Russo, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);

Bill Riewer, Elk River, MN (US);

John Oslund, Blaine, MN (US);

Assignee:

KA Medical, LLC, Roseville, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); D04C 3/48 (2006.01); D04C 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); D04C 1/06 (2013.01); D04C 3/48 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00606 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for making a braided medical device may involve positioning an insert inside a braided material, processing the braided material to form the braided medical device, dissolving and/or crushing the insert into multiple pieces, and removing the multiple pieces from the braided medical device. In some embodiments, the insert is made of gypsum. A braided medical device for occluding a defect in a heart may include a right disc for residing in a right side of the heart, a left disc having a partially circular shape for residing in a left side of the heart, and a waist extending between the right disc and the left disc and having a smaller diameter than that of either the right disc or the left disc.


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