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Delivery systems and methods for PFO closure device with two anchors

  • US 8,308,760 B2
  • Filed: 04/20/2005
  • Issued: 11/13/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A cardiac device for the occlusion of a septal defect occurring in the heart, said device comprising:

  • a substantially cylindrical proximal anchor member for deployment proximate a first side of a septal defect in the heart, the proximal anchor having a first end, a second end and a side surface;

    a substantially cylindrical distal anchor member for deployment proximate a second side of the septal defect in the heart, the distal anchor having a first end, a second end and a side surface;

    a flexible connector connecting to the proximal and distal anchor members at the side surfaces thereof;

    wherein the flexible connector is a quadrilateral having a proximal side and a distal side, in which the proximal side connects to the proximal anchor member and the distal side connects to the distal anchor member; and

    a string connecting the second end of the proximal anchor to the second end of the distal anchor.

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