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US 2013/0231684 A1Published application
Sealing device and delivery system
AssigneeW.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
InventorsBrad D. Aurilia, Steven J. Masters
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Abstract
The invention relates to a sealing device for repair of cardiac and vascular defects or tissue opening such as a patent foramen ovale (PFO) or shunt in the heart, the vascular system, etc. and particularly provides an occluder device and trans-catheter occluder delivery system. The sealing device would have improved conformity to heart anatomy and be easily deployed, repositioned, and retrieved at the opening site.
Claims35
A method of delivering a medical device to a delivery site within a patient, comprising:
- providing a delivery system comprising a delivery catheter, and loading the medical device into the delivery catheter;
- advancing the delivery catheter to the delivery site;
- and
- deploying the medical device from the delivery catheter, wherein the medical device comprises:
- an expandable frame formed from a plurality of wires extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the frame;
- the wires forming a proximal eyelet and a distal eyelet;
- and
- a sealing member at least partially encapsulating the expandable wire frame.
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A method of sealing a defect or tissue opening in a heart, comprising:
- providing a medical device that includes:
- an expandable frame formed from a plurality of wires extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the frame;
- the wires forming a proximal eyelet and a distal eyelet;
- and a sealing member at least partially encapsulating the expandable wire frame;
- advancing a delivery system, to which the medical device is releasably attached, to a location of the defect or tissue opening in the heart;
- and
- deploying the medical device at the location of the defect or tissue opening to seal the defect or opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.