LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE IMPLANT

Abstract: an occlusive implant system includes a core wire having a lumen extending therethrough, an occlusive implant including an expandable framework releasably coupled to a distal end of the core wire, and an elongate strand extending along the core wire to the framework. the elongate strand extends into an interior of the framework. at least one piece of expandable foam may be configured to slide in a compressed configuration along the elongate strand into the interior of the framework. the at least one piece of expandable foam is configured to shift to an expanded configuration within the interior of the framework. the system may include a retaining structure holding at least one piece of expandable foam in the compressed configuration within the framework, wherein the retaining structure is engaged with the framework. the elongate strand may extend into the interior of the framework and be coupled to the retaining structure.

Inventor(s): Patrick Willoughby, Joshua Mark Inouye

CPC Classification: A61B17/12172 (for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels, umbilical cord (specially adapted for vas deferens or fallopian tubes ; materials for ligaturing blood vessels ))

Search for rejections for patent application number 20250204923