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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2003
Applicants:
Andrzej J. Chanduszko, Weymouth, MA (US);
Carol A. Devellian, Topsfield, MA (US);
Todd A. Peavey, Cambridge, MA (US);
David Widomski, Wakefield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Andrzej J. Chanduszko, Weymouth, MA (US);
Carol A. Devellian, Topsfield, MA (US);
Todd A. Peavey, Cambridge, MA (US);
David Widomski, Wakefield, MA (US);
Assignee:
W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00575 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00592 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00606 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00619 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01);
Abstract
A closure device for a patent foramen ovale (PFO) has proximal and distal occlusion members for applying compressive forces to tissue on opposite sides of septal defects to help close the defects. The devices are collapsible for delivery and deployment, and can be easily retrieved and redeployed or repositioned if needed.