Devices and methods for the treatment of vascular abnormalities
AssigneeSt. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
InventorsKristen Morin, Trevor Springer, Andrey Samaray
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Abstract
Described herein is a medical device for treating a target site. The medical device includes a proximal end including a disc and a distal end including a lobe. The disc and lobe are connected by a connecting member. The disc includes a proximal surface, a distal surface, and a central surface extending between and connecting the proximal surface and distal surface, wherein the central surface separates the proximal surface from the distal surface by a predetermined depth distance.
Claims20
A medical device for treating a target site, the medical device comprising:
- a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end comprises a disc and the distal end comprises a lobe, wherein the disc and lobe are connected by a connecting member, wherein the disc comprises a proximal surface, a distal surface, and a central surface extending between and connecting the proximal surface and distal surface, wherein the central surface separates the proximal surface from the distal surface by a predetermined depth distance.
A delivery system for deploying a medical device to a target site, the delivery system comprising:
- a medical device comprising:
- a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end comprises a disc and the distal end comprises a lobe, wherein the disc and lobe are connected by a connecting member, wherein the disc comprises a proximal surface, a distal surface, and a central surface extending between and connecting the proximal surface and distal surface, wherein the central surface separates the proximal surface from the distal surface by a predetermined depth distance;
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- a delivery device comprising:
- a delivery catheter;
- a delivery cable within the delivery catheter and translatable with respect to the delivery catheter;
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- a coupling member configured to couple the medical device to the delivery cable for facilitating at least one deployment of the medical device at the target site.
A method for treating a target site including a left atrial appendage (LAA), the method comprising:
- providing a medical device comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end comprises a disc and the distal end comprises a lobe, wherein the disc and lobe are connected by a connecting member, wherein the disc comprises a proximal surface, a distal surface, and a central surface extending between and connecting the proximal surface and distal surface, wherein the central surface separates the proximal surface from the distal surface by a predetermined depth distance;
- advancing the medical device to the LAA using a delivery system including a catheter and a delivery cable;
- positioning the medical device relative to the LAA to occlude blood flow;
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- de-coupling the medical device from the delivery cable to deploy the medical device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.