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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2006
Erik J. Van Der Burg, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Dino DE Cicco, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Andrew G. C. Frazier, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Alex K. Khairkahan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Marc S. Kriedler, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael D. Lesh, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Chad C. Roue, Fremont, CA (US);
Erik J. van der Burg, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Dino De Cicco, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Andrew G. C. Frazier, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Alex K. Khairkahan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Marc S. Kriedler, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael D. Lesh, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Chad C. Roue, Fremont, CA (US);
Atritech, Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
Abstract
An implantable device for containing emboli within an atrial appendage may include an expandable frame having a plurality of supports projecting distally from a proximal hub, a mesh barrier provided on proximal sections of the supports, and a plurality of tissue anchors provided on the supports for engaging tissue when the device is positioned in an atrial appendage.