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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2023
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
James M. Anderson, Corcoran, MN (US);
Jerry Wang, Edina, MN (US);
Joshua Mark Inouye, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/12122 (2013.01); A61B 17/12172 (2013.01); A61B 17/12177 (2013.01); A61F 2/0105 (2020.05); A61F 2/012 (2020.05); A61B 2017/00632 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00893 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable medical device includes an expandable frame that is expandable between a collapsed configuration for delivery and an expanded configuration for deployment, the expandable frame including a periphery defined by the expandable frame. A covering spans at least part of the expandable frame. An expandable element is secured relative to the periphery, the expandable element is adapted to seal against an irregular body opening such as an irregular-shaped ostium of a patient's LAA (left atrial appendage).