Sealing device and delivery system
AssigneeW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
InventorSteven 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.
Claims9
A method for repair of a defect or tissue opening in a patient using a medical device that includes a first end element, a second end element, and a longitudinal axis extending between the first end element and the second end element, a frame that includes a plurality of elongate elements that each extends the first end element to the second end element, a sealing member attached to the frame, the plurality of elongate elements and the sealing member forming:
- a first disk adjacent the first end element and a second disk adjacent the second end element including, the method comprising:
- arranging the first disk on a first side of the defect or tissue opening such that a first plurality of petals of the first disk concentrically overlap one another when viewed in a direction along the longitudinal axis;
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- arranging the second disk on a second side of the defect or tissue opening such that a second plurality of petals of the second disk concentrically overlap one another when viewed in a direction along the longitudinal axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.