Closure device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8323312
APP PUB NO 20100160958A1
SERIAL NO

12481377

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Devices and methods are disclosed herein for a closure device. A closure device includes a body movable from a pre-deployed configuration towards a deployed configuration, a plurality of tissue-engaging portions extending from the body. At least two of the tissue-engaging portions are separated by a first distance in the deployed configuration and a second distance in the pre-deployed configuration in which the first distance is smaller than the second distance. The closure device also includes a plurality of device-capture features secured to the body. The device-capture features are configured to move the tissue-engaging portions to a separation greater than the first distance.

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ABBOTT LABORATORIESD-377 ABBOTT PARK IL 60064 U S A

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Clark, Ian J West Bloomfield, US 11 725

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