OCCLUSION DEVICE FOR AN ATRIAL APPENDAGE

摘要

Occlusion device 10 for an atrial appendage, the device having proximal 1 and distal ends 14 and a central axis and comprising a cage-like structure 16 formed of struts 16, the struts having proximal strut ends and distal strut ends, wherein at the proximal end of the device the struts extend towards the central axis and are connected to each other at their proximal strut ends, and wherein at least some of the struts are connected to each other at their distal strut ends within the cage-like structure so that the struts form an atraumatic distal end of the device.