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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:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2005
Applicants:
David J. Sogard, Edina, MN (US);
Leonard B. Richardson, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Kent D. Harrison, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Diane M. Sheahen, Blaine, MN (US);
Inventors:
David J. Sogard, Edina, MN (US);
Leonard B. Richardson, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Kent D. Harrison, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Diane M. Sheahen, Blaine, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and systems for locating a patent foramen ovale (PFO) with a positioning device that can be configured to occlude the PFO. Methods, apparatus, and systems include the use of a positioning device that can be seated on the limbus of a septum secundum (SS). The positioning device includes a piercing member that can pierce the SS and a septum primum.