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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
May. 04, 2005
Applicants:
Andrzej J. Chanduszko, Chandler, AZ (US);
David R. Widomski, Wakefield, MA (US);
Carol A. Devellian, Topsfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Andrzej J. Chanduszko, Chandler, AZ (US);
David R. Widomski, Wakefield, MA (US);
Carol A. Devellian, Topsfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A septal occluder, such as one made from a polymer tube, can have portions on either side of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) or other septal defect. The portions on either side can be held in place with a catching mechanism that can take one of many forms. The tube can be made of bioresorbable materials.