Systems and Methods for Treating Septal Defects

• US 20120022587A1
• Filed: 09/30/2011
• Published: 01/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Promed, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Promed, Inc.
• Inventors: Abbott, Ryan, Belef, W. Martin, Carson, Dean, Doshi, Rajiv, Jabba, Ronald J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,758,401 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 606/213
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/0057 Implements for plugging an opening in the wall of a hollow or tubular organ, e.g. for sealing a vessel puncture or closing a cardiac septal defect sutures A61B17/04; closing rectum or urethra near body surface A61F2/0009
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/064 Surgical staples, i.e. penetrating the tissue
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/221 Gripping devices in the form of loops or baskets for gripping calculi or similar types of obstructions surgical snare instruments A61B17/32056
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00575 for closure at remote site, e.g. closing atrial septum defects
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00592 Elastic or resilient implements
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00606 Implements H-shaped in cross-section, i.e. with occluders on both sides of the opening
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00623 Introducing or retrieving devices therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00867 shape memory effect for prostheses A61F2210/0014
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0649 Coils or spirals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/22047 Means for immobilising the guide wire in the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/2926 Details of heads or jaws
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/306 holding by means of suction

Abstract

A system for treating a septal defect having an implantable treatment apparatus and devices for delivering the implantable treatment apparatus and methods for treating a septal defect are provided. The implantable treatment apparatus is preferably implantable through a septal wall or portion thereof The treatment system can include a flexible elongate body member, a delivery device configured to deliver the implantable apparatus, a stabilization device configured to stabilize the body member and a positioning device configured to position the delivery device in a desired location.

Claims

1. A method of treating a septal defect, comprising:

placing a delivery device in proximity with a septa wall having a septal defect;

stabilizing the delivery device with an elongate device placed at least partially within the septal defect;

positioning a distal end of the delivery device in a desired orientation with respect to the septa wall, wherein a first longitudinal axis of the delivery device at the distal end is transverse to a second longitudinal axis of the elongate device.