Closure devices, related delivery methods, and related methods of use

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8372112
APP PUB NO 20060009800A1
SERIAL NO

10934735

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A closure device for sealing a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in the heart includes a left atrial anchor adapted to be placed in a left atrium of the heart, a right atrial anchor adapted to be placed in a right atrium of the heart, and a flexible elongate member adapted to extend through the passageway and connect the left and right atrial anchors. A delivery system for delivering the closure device includes a lock push tube for moving a lock along the elongate member and a wire release tube surrounding a wire for controlling movement of the right atrial anchor along the elongate member. The lock push tube and the wire release tube extend in a side-by-side relationship. A handle includes knobs for controlling the lock push tube and the wire. A device for retrieving a mis-deployed closure device includes a shaft portion and an expandable retrieval portion.

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ST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIVISION INC177 EAST COUNTY ROAD B ST PAUL MN 55117

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Anderson, Edward J Hopkins, US 39 2154
Blaeser, David J Champlin, US 84 6521
Christianson, Mark R Darwin, US 99 2136
Haarstad, Philip J Chanhassen, US 62 2461
Krone, Douglas J Rogers, US 6 1313
Olson, Scott A Zimmerman, US 54 3501
Wahr, Dennis W Ann Arbor, US 31 3701

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