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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Marc S. Kreidler, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Andrew G. Frazier, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/01 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/12122 (2013.01); A61F 2/01 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1205 (2013.01); A61F 2002/011 (2013.01); A61F 2002/018 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0069 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0073 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0084 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for containing emboli within a left atrial appendage of a patient includes a frame that is expandable from a reduced cross section to an enlarged cross section and a slider assembly. There is provided in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention methods of preventing retention anchors from projecting outside of the native diameter of the frame, thus facilitating recapture of the device.