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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2005
Theodore M. Bender, San Francisco, CA (US);
Zachary Warder-gabaldon, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Matthew B. Newell, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Bernard A. Hausen, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Brian R. Dubois, Redwood City, CA (US);
Bryan D. Knodel, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Theodore M. Bender, San Francisco, CA (US);
Zachary Warder-Gabaldon, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Matthew B. Newell, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Bernard A. Hausen, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Brian R. DuBois, Redwood City, CA (US);
Bryan D. Knodel, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Cardica, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for closing an opening in tissue, such as an opening in heart tissue, may include moving a housing to a location in proximity to the opening, registering the housing to the opening, and deploying a staple from the housing into tissue in proximity to the opening. The opening in heart tissue may be a patent foramen ovale, atrial septal defect, or other opening. The housing may be moved to the opening through the vasculature, utilizing a guidewire, steering catheter, or other mechanism.