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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2020
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Joshua Mark Inouye, Maple Grove, MN (US);
James M. Anderson, Corcoran, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/12122 (2013.01); A61B 17/12172 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00632 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1205 (2013.01); A61B 2017/12054 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3966 (2016.02);
Abstract
An implant for occluding a left atrial appendage may include an expandable framework configured to shift between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, wherein the expandable framework includes an attachment point configured to secure the expandable framework to a delivery device, and an occlusive element disposed on a proximal portion of the expandable framework, wherein the occlusive element covers the attachment point.