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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2016
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Zahid Amin, Omaha, NE (US);
Edward H. Cully, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Warren Cutright, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Coby C. Larsen, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Steven J. Masters, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Edward E. Shaw, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
This disclosure is directed to an aperture occlusion device and a method for occluding an aperture, including a perimembranous ventricular septal defect. The aperture occlusion device includes a wire frame element. The wire frame forms geometric shapes that include an occluder region and a securing region. The occluder region and the securing region are separated by an attachment region including a waist. The occluder region and securing region can include membranous coverings. The device can be attached to a delivery hub. The wires forming the occluder region and securing region can have a shape-memory capability such that they can be collapsed and distorted in a sheath during delivery, but resume and maintain their intended shape after delivery.