System and method for delivering a left atrial appendage containment device
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1. A method of deploying an implantable device within a medical patient, the method comprising:
- delivering an implant comprising an expandable frame in a collapsed configuration to a desired location within the medical patient, the expandable frame including a plurality of supports and a plurality of tissue anchors; and
expanding the expandable frame from the collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration, wherein at least one support of the plurality of supports includes a bend and is attached to at least one tissue anchor of the plurality of tissue anchors, the bend being configured to cause the at least one tissue anchor to project radially inwardly relative to the at least one support when the frame is in the collapsed configuration.
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Abstract
A device for containing emboli within a left atrial appendage of a patient includes a frame that is expandable from a reduced cross section to an enlarged cross section and a slider assembly. There is provided in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention methods of preventing retention anchors from projecting outside of the native diameter of the frame, thus facilitating recapture of the device.
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1. A method of deploying an implantable device within a medical patient, the method comprising:
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delivering an implant comprising an expandable frame in a collapsed configuration to a desired location within the medical patient, the expandable frame including a plurality of supports and a plurality of tissue anchors; and expanding the expandable frame from the collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration, wherein at least one support of the plurality of supports includes a bend and is attached to at least one tissue anchor of the plurality of tissue anchors, the bend being configured to cause the at least one tissue anchor to project radially inwardly relative to the at least one support when the frame is in the collapsed configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of capturing an expandable frame disposed within a patient, the method comprising:
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engaging an expandable frame disposed within a blood vessel, the expandable frame including a plurality of supports and tissue anchors extending from the supports and penetrating tissue; and collapsing the expandable frame such that the tissue anchors twist inwardly relative to the supports and release the tissue, wherein at least one support of the plurality of supports includes a bend and is attached to at least one tissue anchor of the plurality of tissue anchors, the bend being configured to cause the at least one tissue anchor to project radially inwardly relative to the at least one support when the frame is in the collapsed configuration. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of capturing an expandable frame disposed within a patient the method, comprising:
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collapsing the expandable frame from an expanded configuration to a collapsed configuration, the expandable frame defining a native diameter in the collapsed configuration, the expandable frame having a plurality of tissue anchors that extend outwardly from the expandable frame while the expandable frame is positioned in the expanded configuration; moving the tissue anchors relative to the expandable frame downward into and below the native diameter of the expandable frame, wherein the expandable frame includes a bend, the bend being configured to allow movement of at least one tissue anchor downward and below the native diameter of the expandable frame; and sliding the expandable frame into a lumen defined by a catheter to capture the expandable frame. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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