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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Niv Ad, North Bethesda, MD (US);
Inventor:
Niv Ad, North Bethesda, MD (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/122 (2006.01); A61B 17/128 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/122 (2013.01); A61B 17/128 (2013.01); A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); A61B 17/1204 (2013.01); A61B 17/12013 (2013.01); A61B 17/12022 (2013.01); A61B 17/12031 (2013.01); A61B 17/1285 (2013.01); A61B 17/12099 (2013.01); A61B 17/12122 (2013.01); A61B 17/12136 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00557 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for occluding an atrial appendage includes a catheter-deliverable epicardial implant that is detachably secured to a delivery device. The implant includes an inflatable cuff that is positionable about the atrial appendage to an extent that, when adjustably inflated, the cuff physiologically occludes the atrial appendage. Such occlusion addresses health risks associated with atrial fibrillation and cardiac rhythm disorder.