Transeptal apparatus, system, and method

Details Transeptal apparatus, system, and method Transeptal apparatus, system, and method

2005-08-19

2010-11-23

Erezo, Darwin P (Department: 3773)

Surgery

Endoscope

Having flexible tube structure

C606S213000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07837619

ABSTRACT:
Methods, apparatus, and systems for locating a patent foramen ovale (PFO) with a positioning device that can be configured to occlude the PFO. Methods, apparatus, and systems include the use of a positioning device that can be seated on the limbus of a septum secundum (SS). The positioning device includes a piercing member that can pierce the SS and a septum primum.

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