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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2021
Laminar, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Randall T. Lashinski, Windsor, CA (US);
Joshua J. Dwork, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Laminar, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are embodiments of a device for closing or occluding a cavity or opening within a body. Some embodiments of the device can include an implant configured to be deployed within the cavity, configured to be expanded or moved against a wall portion of the cavity, and configured to twist at least a portion of the cavity when the implant is rotated. Thereafter, a securing element, staple, suture, or other fastener can be implanted in the gathered tissue to hold the tissue in the gathered state, thereby occluding the opening of the cavity. The implant can remain in the cavity or be removed.