Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Devices and methods for treating cardiac tissue
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Application No.: US15043397Application Date: 2016-02-12
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Publication No.: US10368942B2Publication Date: 2019-08-06
- Inventor: Sean Forde
- Applicant: W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US DE Newark
- Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Current Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US DE Newark
- Main IPC: A61B18/00
- IPC: A61B18/00 ; A61B18/14 ; A61B18/18 ; A61B18/24 ; A61B18/22 ; A61B17/12 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
The invention generally relates to devices and methods for treating cardiac tissue, including percutaneous closure of cardiac openings such as a patent foramen ovale (PFO) and obliteration of the cardiac cul-de-sacs. The invention includes a device having at least one elongated member. The elongated member has a first material and a second material interwoven with at least a portion of the first material. The second material is capable of transferring energy to tissue in need of treatment.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160157912A1 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING CARDIAC TISSUE Public/Granted day:2016-06-09
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