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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2011
Zahid Amin, Omaha, NE (US);
Edward Cully, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Warren Cutwright, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Coby Larsen, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Steven Masters, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Edward Emil Shaw, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Zahid Amin, Omaha, NE (US);
Edward Cully, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Warren Cutwright, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Coby Larsen, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Steven Masters, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Edward Emil Shaw, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
The disclosure is directed to a heart occlusion device and a method for occluding an aperture defect in a heart. The heart occlusion device includes two separate wires. Each wire forms geometric shapes that together form a distal plate and a proximal plate. The first plate is disposed in a first plane. The second plate is disposed in a second plane that is parallel to and remote from the first plane. The distal plate and the proximal plate are separated by a self-centering waist. The proximal plate is attached to a hub. A similar hub is optional on the distal plate. The plates further include coverings which form a sealant to occlude an aperture in a tissue. The wires forming the plates have a shape-memory capability such that they can be collapsed and distorted in a catheter during delivery but resume and maintain their intended shape after delivery.