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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2015
Applicant:
The Trustees of Columbia University IN the City of New York, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Robert E. Michler, Columbus, OH (US);
Shunichi Homma, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0644 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/0682 (2013.01); A61B 17/10 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00367 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention concerns a flexible stapling device (). More particularly, this invention concerns a flexible endovascular stapling device () for an intravascular procedure such as patent foramen ovate closure, which is designed to avoid open heart surgery by permitting the closure of the defect utilizing a stapling means () which is positioned by using a flexible shaft/guidewire system.