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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2022
Applicant:
Atricure, Inc., Mason, OH (US);
Inventors:
Lynn Ann Recker, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Edward Biehle, Mason, OH (US);
Frank Fago, Mason, OH (US);
Carol Ann Mata, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
AtriCure, Inc., Mason, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/128 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/122 (2006.01); A61B 17/30 (2006.01); A61N 1/39 (2006.01); B21F 45/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); B29K 667/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1285 (2013.01); A61B 17/12036 (2013.01); A61B 17/12122 (2013.01); A61B 17/122 (2013.01); A61B 17/1227 (2013.01); A61B 17/30 (2013.01); A61N 1/395 (2013.01); A61N 1/3968 (2013.01); B21F 45/008 (2013.01); B29C 65/08 (2013.01); B29C 66/1122 (2013.01); B29C 66/729 (2013.01); B29C 66/87445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00371 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00632 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00831 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00946 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2926 (2013.01); B29K 2667/003 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0056 (2013.01); B29L 2031/753 (2013.01);
Abstract
Exclusion devices for anatomical structures, and related instruments and related methods, are disclosed. An exclusion device for an anatomical structure may include a first beam, a second beam, and/or at least one spring operatively coupled to the first beam and the second beam to exert a closing force on the first beam and the second beam and bias the first beam and the second beam in a closing direction. The spring may be operatively coupled to the first beam by a crimp connection.