Patent foramen ovale closure device with steerable delivery system
CA 2614424 C · Owner: Olsen, Daniel · Inventors: Cedro, Rudolph; Grishaber, Randy; Kammerer, Gene
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The present invention relates to a delivery system for delivering a device for closing a passageway in a body, for example a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in a heart. The delivery system has an elongate member having a proximal and distal end. A deflectable needle assembly having luminal and abluminal surfaces is slideably engaged within the elongate member. An actuator is slideabley engaged within the elongate member and attached to the needle tip assembly such that translational movement of the actuator causes deflection of the deflectable needle assembly.
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- Filed July 7, 2006 and granted September 23, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 7, 2026.
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