DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR INVERTING AND CLOSING THE LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE

摘要

Devices, systems, and methods for inverting and closing the left atrial appendage. In at least one embodiment of a method for closing a left atrial appendage of the present disclosure, the method comprises the steps of inverting a distal portion of a left atrial appendage, and constraining the inverted distal portion of the left atrial appendage using a device configured to fit within an interior of the left atrial appendage.

主权项

1. A double stent assembly for occluding a left atrial appendage, the double stent assembly comprising:
an outer scaffold configured for expansion and to be anchored within an interior of a left atrial appendage; and an inner scaffold positioned within the outer scaffold and configured for expansion within the outer scaffold and further configured to receive and engage a distal portion of the left atrial appendage after inversion of the distal portion of the left atrial appendage.