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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Atricure, Inc., Mason, OH (US);
Inventors:
Dwight Morejohn, Davis, CA (US);
Tamer Ibrahim, Danville, CA (US);
Assignee:
AtriCure, Inc., Mason, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3478 (2013.01); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61M 1/84 (2021.05); A61M 25/0074 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3454 (2013.01); A61M 2210/122 (2013.01);
Abstract
Medical devices and instruments, particularly pericardial access systems and devices and related methods are disclosed. Some example pericardial access devices may include a distally located, expandable skirt configured to engage the pericardium. When extended, the skirt may be wider than the tubular body of the device. Some example pericardial access devices may include an at least partially transparent, repositionable tip.