Surgery – Instruments – Sutureless closure
Patent
1996-12-20
1999-03-09
Jackson, Gary
Surgery
Instruments
Sutureless closure
606151, 606157, 606158, A61B 1704
Patent
active
058793666
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a self-expanding device for sealing a defect in a wall, such as a septal defect. The device of the present invention has a fluoropolymer membrane that is supported by an embedded wire structure having elastic properties which is capable of being compressed and inserted in the defect by a catheter and thereafter returning to its memory induced configuration. The device of the present invention can be employed in a variety of applications where a small hole needs to be sealed.
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Mace Gregory T.
Salunke Nitin V.
Shaw Edward E.
Jackson Gary
Johns David J.
W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
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