Multimodality left atrial appendage occlusion device
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1. An implantable apparatus for blocking a left atrial appendage, the apparatus comprising:
- an occlusion device having a positioning stage in which the occlusion device is collapsed for positioning the occlusion device at an opening of the left atrial appendage, the occlusion device having a cover that in a deployed stage encloses the opening and a strut support structure that in a deployed stage fixedly engages the cover to enclose the opening;
a transponder unit configured to sense one or more physiological conditions and configured to wirelessly transmit sensed measurements of the one or more physiological conditions to an external receiver, wherein the transponder unit is a multimodal device having a sensing mode in which the one or more physiological conditions are sensed and a treatment mode in which the transponder unit performs a treatment operation in the left atrial appendage; and
a biocompatible, inert material in liquid phase inserted into the left atrial appendage, wherein the biocompatible, inert material freely suspends the transponder unit within the left atrial appendage.
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Abstract
A left atrial appendage occlusion device is provided that acts in conjunction with a wireless transponder unit. The occlusion device provides a seal of the left atrial appendage opening, while the transponder is inserted into the left atrial appendage to sense one or more physiological conditions and relay the sensed information over wireless communication. Further, all or part of the left atrial appendage may be filled using a biocompatible inert filling material injected into the left atrial appendage as part of deployment of the transponder unit.
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1. An implantable apparatus for blocking a left atrial appendage, the apparatus comprising:
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an occlusion device having a positioning stage in which the occlusion device is collapsed for positioning the occlusion device at an opening of the left atrial appendage, the occlusion device having a cover that in a deployed stage encloses the opening and a strut support structure that in a deployed stage fixedly engages the cover to enclose the opening; a transponder unit configured to sense one or more physiological conditions and configured to wirelessly transmit sensed measurements of the one or more physiological conditions to an external receiver, wherein the transponder unit is a multimodal device having a sensing mode in which the one or more physiological conditions are sensed and a treatment mode in which the transponder unit performs a treatment operation in the left atrial appendage; and a biocompatible, inert material in liquid phase inserted into the left atrial appendage, wherein the biocompatible, inert material freely suspends the transponder unit within the left atrial appendage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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