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US 2024/0173035 A1Published application
Clip with opposed jaws for left atrial appendage closure
AssigneeEdwards Lifesciences Corporation
InventorsManouchehr A. Miraki, Jaime L. Baluyot
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Abstract
A clip may be configured to close the portion of the heart, to reduce blood flow therethrough as well as passage of clots or other undesired materials. The clip may be configured to close the left atrial appendage (LAA). The closure of the LAA may reduce the possibility of stroke or other maladies stemming from fluid flow with the LAA. The clip may include a first jaw with a compression surface facing a compression surface of a second jaw.
Claims20
A clip for a portion of a heart, the clip comprising:
- a first jaw extending from a first end portion to a second end portion and including a compression surface and an outer surface facing opposite the compression surface, the first jaw including a side surface extending from the compression surface to the outer surface of the first jaw, at least a portion of the side surface being curved concave relative to the first jaw;
- a second jaw extending from a first end portion to a second end portion and including a compression surface facing the compression surface of the first jaw and an outer surface facing opposite the compression surface of the second jaw, the second jaw including a side surface extending from the compression surface of the second jaw to the outer surface of the second jaw, at least a portion of the side surface of the second jaw being curved concave relative to the second jaw;
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- a spring extending over the outer surface of the first jaw and the outer surface of the second jaw and configured to force the first jaw and the second jaw together to compress the portion of the heart between the compression surface of the first jaw and the compression surface of the second jaw.
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