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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Inventors:
Patrick M. McCarthy, Chicago, IL (US);
Swaminadhan Gnanashanmugam, Evanston, IL (US);
Usha Periyanayagam, Chicago, IL (US);
Ingrid Lin, Eight Mile Plains, AU;
Leah Ralph, Evanston, IL (US);
Christopher Lubeck, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); A61B 17/0218 (2013.01); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00252 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00575 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00606 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0237 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3425 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3484 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3488 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and devices for obtaining percutaneous access, maintaining hemostasis, and providing closure of openings in tissues of the body. In particular, the present invention provides methods and devices for maintaining hemostasis and providing closure surgical incisions of the left ventricular apex of the heart.