Devices, Systems and Methods for Closure of Cardiac Openings

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APP PUB NO 20130018414A1
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13609129

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The invention generally relates to devices, systems, and methods for percutaneous closure of cardiac openings and obliteration of the cardiac cul-de-sacs. In one embodiment, a closure device includes a patch with an adhesive and/or a removable frame. The patch may be placed across a cardiac opening, such as a patent foramen ovale, or across a cardiac cul-de-sac, such as a left atrial appendage. In another embodiment, a closure device includes a balloon together with adhesives and/or substances for stimulating tissue growth coated on, or contained within, the balloon. The balloon may be inserted into a cardiac opening, such as the patent foramen ovale, or into a cardiac cul-de-sac, such as a left atrial appendage.

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W L GORE & ASSOCIATES551 PAPER MILL ROAD P O BOX 9206 NEWARK DE 19714

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Carr, Robert M Paradise Valley, US 11 1312
Chanduszko, Andrzej J Chandler, US 139 13718
Devellian, Carol A Topsfield, US 46 6750
Heneberry, Eileen M Boston, US 7 2828
Widomski, David R Wakefield, US 22 3368

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