DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR PATENT FORAMEN OVALE CLOSURE DEVICE
摘要
A medical system for use in reducing the size of an internal tissue opening is disclosed. The medical system can include a patent foramen ovale or PFO closure device and a delivery device therefore. The PFO closure device can include left and right anchors connected by a stem. The delivery device is configured to selectively deploy at least one of the right or left anchors of PFO closure device so as to enable a practitioner to adjust PFO closure device during the positioning procedure. In one embodiment, the delivery device includes a filament operating shaft linked to the right anchor by one or more filaments. A practitioner can move the filament operating shaft to selectively deploy and retract the right anchor during positioning of the PFO closure device. Furthermore, the delivery device comprises a tether shaft for coupling delivery device to PFO closure device.
申请公布号
WO2007038608(A3)
申请公布日期
2009.04.30
申请号
WO2006US37690
申请日期
2006.09.26
申请人
COHEREX MEDICAL, INC.;WHISENANT, BRIAN, K.;DAVIS, CLARK, C.;EDMISTON, DARYL, R.
发明人
WHISENANT, BRIAN, K.;DAVIS, CLARK, C.;EDMISTON, DARYL, R.