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System and method for delivering a left atrial appendage containment device

  • US 20050038470A1
  • Filed: 08/15/2003
  • Published: 02/17/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for containing emboli within a left atrial appendage of a patient, comprising:

  • a frame that is expandable from a reduced cross section to an enlarged cross section, the frame extending between a proximal hub and a distal hub; and

    a slider assembly coupled to the distal hub of the frame, wherein the slider assembly comprises;

    a guide tube having a channel therein extending proximally away from the distal hub; and

    a nut longitudinally moveable within the channel of the guide tube over a predetermined distance relative to the guide tube, wherein the nut is operable to be releasably coupled with an elongate core;

    wherein movement of the nut relative to the guide tube is at least partially limited by interference between a portion of the nut and a portion of the guide tube.

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