Surgery – Instruments – Sutureless closure
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-05
2011-07-05
Nguyen, Anhtuan T (Department: 3731)
Surgery
Instruments
Sutureless closure
C606S200000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07972359
ABSTRACT:
A method of preventing ingress of material into the left atrium of a heart includes providing a delivery sheath, advancing the sheath distal end through an opening between the right atrium and the left atrium of the heart, providing an expandable cage, delivering the expandable cage to the left atrium, and expanding the expandable cage within the left atrium. The expandable cage includes a proximal end, a distal end, and a plurality of supports extending therebetween. The expandable cage also includes a first membrane provided at its proximal end and a second membrane provided at its distal end. The expandable cage has a collapsed configuration so that it can be received within the lumen of the delivery sheath, and an expanded configuration for deployment within the heart. When expanded, the first membrane is positioned at an opening between the left and right atria of the heart, and the second membrane is positioned at the ostium of the left atrial appendage. The first membrane substantially prevents passage of blood between the atria and the second membrane prevents passage of embolic material from the left atrial appendage into the left atrium of the heart.
REFERENCES:
patent: 178283 (1876-06-01), French
patent: 1967318 (1934-07-01), Monahan
patent: 3402710 (1968-09-01), Paleschuck
patent: 3540431 (1970-11-01), Mobin-Uddin
patent: 3557794 (1971-01-01), Van Patten
patent: 3638652 (1972-02-01), Kelley
patent: 3811449 (1974-05-01), Gravlee et al.
patent: 3844302 (1974-10-01), Klein
patent: 3874388 (1975-04-01), King et al.
patent: 4007743 (1977-02-01), Blake
patent: 4175545 (1979-11-01), Termanini
patent: 4309776 (1982-01-01), Berguer
patent: 4341218 (1982-07-01), U
patent: 4585000 (1986-04-01), Hershenson
patent: 4603693 (1986-08-01), Conta et al.
patent: 4611594 (1986-09-01), Grayhack et al.
patent: 4619246 (1986-10-01), Molgaard-Nielsen et al.
patent: 4638803 (1987-01-01), Rand
patent: 4665906 (1987-05-01), Jervis
patent: 4681588 (1987-07-01), Ketharanathan
patent: 4710192 (1987-12-01), Liotta et al.
patent: 4718417 (1988-01-01), Kittrell et al.
patent: 4759348 (1988-07-01), Cawood
patent: 4793348 (1988-12-01), Palmaz
patent: 4827907 (1989-05-01), Tashiro
patent: 4832055 (1989-05-01), Palestrant
patent: 4917089 (1990-04-01), Sideris
patent: 4921484 (1990-05-01), Hillstead
patent: 4960412 (1990-10-01), Fink
patent: 4998972 (1991-03-01), Chin et al.
patent: 5037810 (1991-08-01), Saliba, Jr.
patent: 5041090 (1991-08-01), Scheglov et al.
patent: 5041093 (1991-08-01), Chu
patent: 5042707 (1991-08-01), Taheri
patent: 5053009 (1991-10-01), Herzberg
patent: 5064435 (1991-11-01), Porter
patent: 5071407 (1991-12-01), Termin et al.
patent: 5078736 (1992-01-01), Behl
patent: 5098440 (1992-03-01), Hillstead
patent: 5108418 (1992-04-01), Lefebvre
patent: 5108420 (1992-04-01), Marks
patent: 5108474 (1992-04-01), Riedy et al.
patent: 5116360 (1992-05-01), Pinchuk et al.
patent: 5122136 (1992-06-01), Guglielmi et al.
patent: 5171259 (1992-12-01), Inoue
patent: 5176692 (1993-01-01), Wilk et al.
patent: 5192301 (1993-03-01), Kamiya et al.
patent: 5211658 (1993-05-01), Clouse
patent: 5234458 (1993-08-01), Metais
patent: 5256146 (1993-10-01), Ensminger et al.
patent: 5258000 (1993-11-01), Gianturco
patent: 5258042 (1993-11-01), Mehta
patent: 5284488 (1994-02-01), Sideris
patent: 5304184 (1994-04-01), Hathaway et al.
patent: 5306234 (1994-04-01), Johnson
patent: 5312341 (1994-05-01), Turi
patent: 5334217 (1994-08-01), Das
patent: 5344439 (1994-09-01), Otten
patent: 5350398 (1994-09-01), Pavcnik et al.
patent: 5350399 (1994-09-01), Erlebacher et al.
patent: 5353784 (1994-10-01), Nady-Mohamed
patent: 5366460 (1994-11-01), Eberbach
patent: 5375612 (1994-12-01), Cottenceau et al.
patent: 5397355 (1995-03-01), Marin et al.
patent: 5417699 (1995-05-01), Klein et al.
patent: 5421832 (1995-06-01), Lefebvre
patent: 5425744 (1995-06-01), Fagan et al.
patent: 5427119 (1995-06-01), Swartz et al.
patent: 5433727 (1995-07-01), Sideris
patent: 5443454 (1995-08-01), Tanabe et al.
patent: 5443478 (1995-08-01), Purdy
patent: 5451235 (1995-09-01), Lock et al.
patent: 5454365 (1995-10-01), Bonutti
patent: 5464408 (1995-11-01), Duc
patent: 5469867 (1995-11-01), Schmitt
patent: 5490856 (1996-02-01), Person et al.
patent: 5497774 (1996-03-01), Swartz et al.
patent: 5499975 (1996-03-01), Cope et al.
patent: 5522790 (1996-06-01), Moll et al.
patent: 5522822 (1996-06-01), Phelps et al.
patent: 5522836 (1996-06-01), Palermo
patent: 5527322 (1996-06-01), Klein et al.
patent: 5527338 (1996-06-01), Purdy
patent: 5558093 (1996-09-01), Pomeranz
patent: 5558652 (1996-09-01), Henke
patent: 5569204 (1996-10-01), Cramer
patent: 5591196 (1997-01-01), Marin et al.
patent: 5614204 (1997-03-01), Cochrum
patent: 5634936 (1997-06-01), Linden et al.
patent: 5634942 (1997-06-01), Chevillon et al.
patent: 5637097 (1997-06-01), Yoon
patent: 5643282 (1997-07-01), Kieturakis
patent: 5643292 (1997-07-01), Hart
patent: 5649953 (1997-07-01), Lefebvre
patent: 5662671 (1997-09-01), Barbut et al.
patent: 5669933 (1997-09-01), Simon et al.
patent: 5693067 (1997-12-01), Purdy
patent: 5695525 (1997-12-01), Mulhause et al.
patent: 5700285 (1997-12-01), Myers et al.
patent: 5702421 (1997-12-01), Schneidt
patent: 5704910 (1998-01-01), Humes
patent: 5709224 (1998-01-01), Behl et al.
patent: 5709704 (1998-01-01), Nott et al.
patent: 5709707 (1998-01-01), Lock et al.
patent: 5722400 (1998-03-01), Ockuly et al.
patent: 5724975 (1998-03-01), Negus et al.
patent: 5725512 (1998-03-01), Swartz et al.
patent: 5725552 (1998-03-01), Kotula et al.
patent: 5725568 (1998-03-01), Hastings
patent: 5733294 (1998-03-01), Forber et al.
patent: 5733302 (1998-03-01), Myler et al.
patent: 5735290 (1998-04-01), Sterman et al.
patent: 5749880 (1998-05-01), Banas et al.
patent: 5749883 (1998-05-01), Halpern
patent: 5749894 (1998-05-01), Engelson
patent: 5766219 (1998-06-01), Horton
patent: 5769816 (1998-06-01), Barbut et al.
patent: 5776097 (1998-07-01), Massoud
patent: 5782860 (1998-07-01), Epstein et al.
patent: 5785679 (1998-07-01), Abolfathi et al.
patent: 5800454 (1998-09-01), Jacobsen et al.
patent: 5800457 (1998-09-01), Gelbfish
patent: 5800512 (1998-09-01), Lentz et al.
patent: 5807261 (1998-09-01), Benaron et al.
patent: 5810874 (1998-09-01), Lefebvre
patent: 5814028 (1998-09-01), Swartz et al.
patent: 5814029 (1998-09-01), Hassett
patent: 5820591 (1998-10-01), Thompson et al.
patent: 5823198 (1998-10-01), Jones et al.
patent: 5830228 (1998-11-01), Knapp et al.
patent: 5833673 (1998-11-01), Ockuly et al.
patent: 5836913 (1998-11-01), Orth et al.
patent: 5836968 (1998-11-01), Simon et al.
patent: 5840027 (1998-11-01), Swartz et al.
patent: 5843118 (1998-12-01), Sepetka et al.
patent: 5846260 (1998-12-01), Maahs
patent: 5846261 (1998-12-01), Kotula et al.
patent: 5848969 (1998-12-01), Panescu et al.
patent: 5849005 (1998-12-01), Garrison et al.
patent: 5851232 (1998-12-01), Lois
patent: 5853422 (1998-12-01), Huebsch et al.
patent: 5855597 (1999-01-01), Jayaraman
patent: 5865791 (1999-02-01), Whayne et al.
patent: 5865802 (1999-02-01), Yoon et al.
patent: 5868708 (1999-02-01), Hart et al.
patent: 5876367 (1999-03-01), Kaganov et al.
patent: 5879296 (1999-03-01), Ockuly et al.
patent: 5879366 (1999-03-01), Shaw et al.
patent: 5882340 (1999-03-01), Yoon
patent: 5885258 (1999-03-01), Sachdeva et al.
patent: 5891558 (1999-04-01), Bell et al.
patent: 5895399 (1999-04-01), Barbut et al.
patent: 5904680 (1999-05-01), Kordis et al.
patent: 5904703 (1999-05-01), Gilson
patent: 5906207 (1999-05-01), Shen
patent: 5910154 (1999-06-01), Tsugita et al.
patent: 5911734 (1999-06-01), Tsugita et al.
patent: 5916236 (1999-06-01), Mujis Van de Moer et al.
patent: 5925074 (1999-07-01), Gingras et al.
patent: 5925075 (1999-07-01), Myers et al.
patent: 5928192 (1999-07-01), Maahs
patent: 5928260 (1999-07-01), Chin et al.
patent: 5935145 (1999-08-01), Villar et al.
patent: 5935147 (1999-08-01), Kensey et al.
patent: 5935148 (1999-08-01), Villar et al.
patent: 5941249 (1999-08-01), Maynard
patent: 5941896 (1999-08-01), Kerr
patent: 5947997 (1999-09-01), Pavncik et al.
patent: 5951589 (1999-09-01
Atritech, Inc.
Nguyen Anhtuan T
Seager Tufte & Wickhem LLC
Szpira Julie A
LandOfFree
Intracardiac cage and method of delivering same does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Intracardiac cage and method of delivering same, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Intracardiac cage and method of delivering same will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2649453