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Medical device for modification of left atrial appendage and related systems and methods

  • US 9,795,387 B2
  • Filed: 09/16/2014
  • Issued: 10/24/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/19/1997
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A medical device for modifying a left atrial appendage (LAA), comprising:

  • a frame member including distal anchor members for anchoring the frame member within the LAA, the frame member including a unitary, seamless central portion having a plurality of struts defining a multi-cellular structure extending between and configured to self-expand and directly bias the distal anchor members against a wall in the LAA, the plurality of struts and the distal anchor members extending in a common plane; and

    a tissue growth member attached to the frame member and configured to occlude an opening of the LAA;

    wherein the distal anchor members comprise first and second distal anchor members extending in a first plane and third and fourth distal anchor members extending in a second plane, the first plane transverse to the second plane.

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