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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2002
Applicants:
Robert E. Michler, Columbus, OH (US);
Shunichi Homma, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Robert E. Michler, Columbus, OH (US);
Shunichi Homma, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention concerns a flexible stapling device (). More particularly, this invention concerns a flexible endovascular stapling device () for an intravascular procedure such as patent foramen ovale closure, which is designed to avoid open heart surgery by permitting the closure of the defect utilizing a stapling means () which is positioned by using a flexible shaft/guidewire system.