Filter apparatus for ostium of left atrial appendage

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6652556
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09697628

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Apparatus for permanent placement across an ostium of a left atrial appendage in a patient, which includes a filtering membrane configured to extend across the ostium of the left atrial appendage. The filtering membrane has a permeable structure which allows blood to flow through but substantially inhibits thrombus from passing therethrough. The apparatus also includes a support structure comprising a plurality of fingers which are radially outwardly expandable with respect to a longitudinal axis to permanently engage the interior wall of the left atrial appendage, wherein the filtering membrane is attached to the support structure extending across the ostium of the left atrial appendage.

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  • BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Borillo, Thomas E Plymouth, MN 17 2993
Hauser, Robert G Long Lake, MN 27 5179
Holmes, David Rochester, MN 48 2856
Schwartz, Robert Rochester, MN 81 3859
Sutton, Gregg S Maple Grove, MN 37 6405
VanTassel, Robert A Excelsior, MN 21 3523
Welch, Jeffrey New Hope, MN 27 4653

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