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US 11,992,211 B2Granted
Systems and methods of tissue closure
AssigneeDatascope Corporation
InventorsWilliam K. Wheeler, Ashik A. Mohan
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and methods are described for closing the base of a left atrial appendage or other tissue structure. A tissue closure device comprises a pair of legs having compliant surfaces for engaging against opposite sides of the tissue structure. A plurality of axially spaced-apart tissue-penetrating fasteners are delivered from one leg to the other to pierce the intervening tissue and hold the closure device in place on the tissue structure.
Claims20
A method for closing a tissue structure, said method comprising:
- positioning a compression body over the tissue structure with at least two compliant tissue-engaging surfaces engaging opposite sides of the structure;
- deploying fasteners from at least one of said surfaces, through the tissue, and into the other surface to close the tissue structure;
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- excising the tissue structure at a location above the compression body after the fasteners have been deployed.
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A method for closing a tissue structure, said method comprising:
- positioning a compression body over the tissue structure with at least two compliant tissue-engaging surfaces engaging opposite sides of the structure;
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- deploying fasteners from at least one of said surfaces, through the tissue, and into the other surface to close the tissue structure, wherein the fasteners do not extend out of the compression body after deployment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.