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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2013
Applicants:
Gary S. Erzberger, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Dara Chin, St. Paul, MN (US);
Robert T. Sandgren, Lindstrom, MN (US);
Michael Patrick Corcoran, Woodbury, MN (US);
Inventors:
Gary S. Erzberger, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Dara Chin, St. Paul, MN (US);
Robert T. Sandgren, Lindstrom, MN (US);
Michael Patrick Corcoran, Woodbury, MN (US);
Assignee:
Cardia, Inc., Eagan, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/12122 (2013.01); A61B 17/12172 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/12054 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical device implant for the left atrial appendage of a patient's heart to prevent strokes. The device includes a cap that overlies the opening of the LAA connected to a bulb in the LAA. Discontinuous segmented sails attached to the cap promote tissue growth over the device. The device maybe repositioned and redeployed during implantation.