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AssigneeNMT Medical, Inc.
InventorsTodd A. Peavey, Sean T. Forde, Andrzej J. Chanduszko, David J. Callaghan
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The present invention provides a patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure clip. The clips of the present invention include two closure members joined by at least two spaced central connecting members. Each of the at least two spaced central connecting members is attached to each closure member at a location on the periphery of the closure member. The clips are designed such that the at least two central connecting members extend through the inclined PFO tunnel and the two closure members compress the overlapping layers of septal tissue, i.e. septum primum and septum secundum, together to close the PFO tunnel. The clips of the present invention may be formed of various materials. In at least some embodiments, the clips are formed of metals, nonmetallic materials, bioabsorbable polymers, spring steel, shape memory materials, bioabsorbable shape memory polymers, or combinations thereof. The clips of the present invention take various forms depending, in part, upon the distribution of force required to close a given PFO. Thus, in some embodiments, the closure members include arcuate peaks. In other embodiments, the closure members include loops. In still other embodiments, the closure members include prongs. In yet other embodiments, the closure members include centering elements for centering the device in the desired delivery location. In at least some embodiments, the clips of the present invention are repositionable and/or retrievable. In some embodiments, at least one of the closure members includes a tissue scaffold.
A device for closing two overlapping layers of septum primum and septum secundum dividing a left atrium and a right atrium in a mammalian heart, comprising first and second opposed closure members disposed on opposite sides of the septum, each closure member having a periphery, and
A method of closing two overlapping layers of septum primum and septum secundum dividing a left atrium and a right atrium in a mammalian heart, comprising:
A device for closing two overlapping layers of septum primum and septum secundum dividing a left atrium and a right atrium in a mammalian heart, comprising at least one closure member disposed on one side of the septum, said at least one closure member having a periphery, and
A system for closing two overlapping layers of septum primum and septum secundum dividing a left atrium and a right atrium in a mammalian heart, comprising first and second opposed closure members disposed on opposite sides of the septum, each closure member having a periphery, and at least two connecting members attached to each of said closure members at a location on the periphery of said closure members,
A system for closing two overlapping layers of tissue, comprising first and second opposed closure members disposed on opposite sides of the septum, each closure member having a periphery, and
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