DEVICES FOR OCCLUSION OF AN ATRIAL APPENDAGE

DEVICES FOR OCCLUSION OF AN ATRIAL APPENDAGE

Some embodiments of the invention provide a system for occluding a left atrial appendage of a patient. Some embodiments of the system can include a ring occluder that can be positioned around the left atrial appendage and a ring applicator to position the ring occluder with respect to the left atria...

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Hauptverfasser: FRANCISCHELLI, David, E, DAIGLE, Tomas, P, CHRISTIAN, Steven, C, LUTTERMAN, Alison, FALKNER, Philip, C, ROTHSTEIN, Paul, T, LEUER, Leonard, H, HETTRICK, Douglas, A, HAEG, Daniel, C, STEINBRINK, Marie, T, STEWART, Mark, T, BRISCOE, Roderick, E, WARMAN, Eduardo, N, KIM, David, J., S, OLIG, Christopher, P
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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HUMAN NECESSITIES
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MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:Some embodiments of the invention provide a system for occluding a left atrial appendage of a patient. Some embodiments of the system can include a ring occluder that can be positioned around the left atrial appendage and a ring applicator to position the ring occluder with respect to the left atrial appendage. One embodiment discloses a method of accessing endocardial surfaces of the heart through the atrial appendage. Additional embodiments of the invention provide a clip occluder that can be positioned around the left atrial appendage. A clip applicator can position the clip occluder with respect to the left atrial appendage.