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Apparatus for implanting devices in atrial appendages

  • US 7,169,164 B2
  • Filed: 09/21/2001
  • Issued: 01/30/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for implanting a device in an atrial appendage, said method comprising:

  • providing a catheterization apparatus comprising;

    a tube assembly for providing a passageway for movement of said device through vasculature to said atrial appendage, said assembly comprising at least;

    an outer tube;

    a shaft for transporting said device through said assembly; and

    a positioning guide for engaging at least a portion of an atrial wall for mechanical support of portions of said assembly;

    percutaneously advancing said tube assembly through a blood vessel to establish a passageway to an atrium;

    introducing said positioning guide to a location near an ostium of said atrial appendage;

    deploying said positioning guide to engage said portion of an atrial wall for mechanical support;

    using said shaft to transport said device through said passageway to a position within said atrial appendage; and

    releasing said device.

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