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US 2026/0273242 A1Published application
Medical devices for shunts, occluders, fenestrations and related systems and methods
AssigneeW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
InventorsTom R. McDaniel, Edward E. Shaw
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Abstract
An implantable medical device comprising a first frame portion, a second frame portion arranged within the first frame portion and a plurality of diverging elements connecting the first frame portion to the second frame portion.
Claims10
An implantable medical device for regulating blood pressure between a left atrium and a right atrium of a heart, the device having a delivery configuration and a deployed configuration, the device comprising:
- a first frame portion;
- a second frame portion arranged within the first frame portion;
- and
- a plurality of diverging elements connecting the first frame portion to the second frame portion, the plurality of diverging elements cross one another to form a central portion having an opening, and wherein the opening is substantially hexagonal in shape when the device is in the deployed configuration.
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A method for regulating blood pressure between a left atrium and a right atrium of a heart, the method comprising:
- delivering an implantable medical device to a desired treatment location within a body of a patient while the device is in a delivery configuration;
- positioning a first frame portion of the device on a first side of a septum;
- positioning a second frame portion of the device on a second side of the septum;
- and
- releasing the device from the delivery configuration to a deployed configuration such that a central portion of the device forms an opening that is substantially hexagonal in shape.
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An implantable medical device, comprising:
- a first frame portion having at least two lobes;
- a second frame portion having at least two lobes;
- and
- a plurality of diverging elements arranged between the first frame portion and the second frame portion, the plurality of diverging elements diverge from the first frame portion and the second frame portion to form a central frame that is configured to approximate a circular shape in a deployed configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.