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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2005
David R. Widomski, Wakefield, MA (US);
Carol A. Devellian, Topsfield, MA (US);
Eileen M. Heneberry, Boston, MA (US);
Andrzej J. Chanduszko, Chandler, AZ (US);
Robert M. Carr, Paradise Valley, AZ (US);
David R. Widomski, Wakefield, MA (US);
Carol A. Devellian, Topsfield, MA (US);
Eileen M. Heneberry, Boston, MA (US);
Andrzej J. Chanduszko, Chandler, AZ (US);
Robert M. Carr, Paradise Valley, AZ (US);
W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Abstract
The invention generally relates to devices, systems, and methods for percutaneous closure of cardiac openings and obliteration of the cardiac cul-de-sacs. In one embodiment, a closure device includes a patch with an adhesive and/or a removable frame. The patch may be placed across a cardiac opening, such as a patent foramen ovale, or across a cardiac cul-de-sac, such as a left atrial appendage. In another embodiment, a closure device includes a balloon together with adhesives and/or substances for stimulating tissue growth coated on, or contained within, the balloon. The balloon may be inserted into a cardiac opening, such as the patent foramen ovale, or into a cardiac cul-de-sac, such as a left atrial appendage.