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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2013
Applicant:
St. Jude Medical Puerto Rico Llc, Caguas, PR (US);
Inventors:
Steven Willard, Bloomington, MN (US);
Martha Escobar, Jordan, MN (US);
Zachary J. Tegels, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
ST. JUDE MEDICAL PUERTO RICO LLC, Caguas, PR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2013.01); A61B 90/03 (2016.02); A61M 25/0662 (2013.01); A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); A61B 17/00491 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0065 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00557 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00601 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00654 (2013.01); A61B 2090/064 (2016.02);
Abstract
A tissue closure system includes a sheath and a tissue closure device. The sheath includes a tensioner assembly. The tissue closure device is insertable through and connected to the sheath, and includes an expandable member positionable distal of a distal end of the sheath. Operating the tensioner assembly applies a biasing force to the tissue closure device that withdraws the expandable member.