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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2006
Applicants:
Tracee Eidenschink, Wayzata, MN (US);
Karl A. Jagger, Deephaven, MN (US);
Daniel Tomaschko, Savage, MN (US);
Inventors:
Tracee Eidenschink, Wayzata, MN (US);
Karl A. Jagger, Deephaven, MN (US);
Daniel Tomaschko, Savage, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to devices, systems and methods for use with cardiac defects. A closure device includes an elongate body with a first actuator segment and a second actuator segment associated with the elongate body that can be bent into a first predetermined position and then to a second predetermined position where the distal end and the proximal end are more closely positioned than when in the first predetermined position.