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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2020
Applicant:
Append Medical Ltd., Or Yehuda, IL;
Inventors:
Zachi Berger, Nes Ziona, IL;
Shay Raviv, Zur Hadassa, IL;
Oded Meiri, Moshav Ram-On, IL;
Gal Atarot, Kfar Saba, IL;
Assignee:
Append Medical Ltd., Or Yehuda, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00292 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00623 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00632 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00663 (2013.01); A61B 2017/306 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for closure of the left atrial appendage (LAA), including: placing an LAA reshaper in contact with an LAA wall or near the LAA wall; invaginating at least a portion of the LAA into the left atrium (LA); reshaping by the LAA reshaper the LAA during the invagination; fastening the invaginated at least a portion of said LAA; and retracting the LAA reshaper from the LAA.