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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2007
Applicant:
Scott A. Mcintosh, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventor:
Scott A. McIntosh, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/062 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A suturing device includes a length of suture that will be delivered to the site of a PFO and placed through the tissue adjacent the opening to close the PFO. The suture is advanced through the tissue surrounding the opening by a pair of needles that penetrate the tissue adjacent to the opening. The suture can be secured to the tissue through use of a knot, a suture clip or other clip like device to retain the suture in a position such that the PFO is closed.