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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2024
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Theodore Dale, Corcoran, MN (US);
Tracee Eidenschink, Wayzata, MN (US);
Linda Cornelius, Wayzata, MN (US);
Caytlin Gale, Minneapolis, MN (US);
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, CARDIOLOGY DIVISION, INC., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A coiled needle and deployment methods of the same are disclosed herein. The coiled needle includes a coiled body with one or more complete turns and at least one sharp end. The coiled needle may be used to close a patent foramen ovale (PFO) by advancing the coiled needle to a location adjacent to the PFO, positioning a first end of the coiled needle against tissue adjacent to the PFO, puncturing the tissue with the first end of the coiled needle, and rotating the coiled needle to advance the coiled needle through tissue of both a septum primum and a septum secundum defining the PFO. PFO closure systems and suture delivery systems including such coiled needles are further described.