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AssigneeSt. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Coyle, Daniel Goodman
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The present disclosure provides collapsible medical devices that may be introduced via a delivery device into a pre-existing patent foramen ovale or trans-septal puncture hole and left in place to provide both a sealing function on the atrial wall and a septal-access function for additional procedures. The disclosed medical devices include a penetrable and re-sealable gasket material disposed in an open lumen in the medical device. This penetrable and re-sealable material allows catheters or other medical devices to pass therethough for providing additional therapy to an individual. By allowing the access point or portal to be opened by a guidewire or another medical tool, the medical devices as disclosed herein may be particularly suitable for a variety of cardiac procedures including, for example, atrial fibrillation, mitral valve replacement or repair, left atrial appendage closures, and the like.
A collapsible medical device for occluding a trans-septal hole comprising:
A collapsible medical device for occluding a trans-septal hole comprising:
A method of forming a collapsible medical device for occluding a trans-septal hole, the method comprising:
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