Occluder device formed from an open cell foam material
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1. A transcatheter occluder device for closing an opening in a tissue wall or a vessel wall, the device comprising:
- a body member formed substantially from an open cell polymer foam material which is self-supporting to hold a predetermined occluder shape and is resiliently compressible for transcatheter deployment;
the material being a biologically compatible material or coated with a biologically compatible material;
the body member having means for closing the opening; and
the body member having means for retaining the body member in the opening.
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Abstract
A transcatheter occluder device for closing an opening in a tissue wall includes a body member formed of an open cell polymer foam capable of holding a predetermined occluder shape and being resiliently compressible for transcatheter deployment. The occluder device includes a pair of spaced-apart disks interconnected by a narrow neck portion. Grip means are provided in the neck portion to releasably engage a guide wire for deployment of the occluder device through a catheter.
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1. A transcatheter occluder device for closing an opening in a tissue wall or a vessel wall, the device comprising:
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a body member formed substantially from an open cell polymer foam material which is self-supporting to hold a predetermined occluder shape and is resiliently compressible for transcatheter deployment; the material being a biologically compatible material or coated with a biologically compatible material; the body member having means for closing the opening; and the body member having means for retaining the body member in the opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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