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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2003
Andrzej J. Chanduszko, South Boston, MA (US);
Steven W. Opolski, Carlisle, MA (US);
Carol A. Ryan, Melrose, MA (US);
Andrzej J. Chanduszko, South Boston, MA (US);
Steven W. Opolski, Carlisle, MA (US);
Carol A. Ryan, Melrose, MA (US);
NMT Medical, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and devices for closing two overlapping layers of tissue in a mammalian heart, for example a patent foramen ovale (PFO). The closure devices may take a number of different forms and may be retrievable. In some embodiments, the closure devices may be delivered with a catheter capable of puncturing mammalian tissue.
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