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US7740640: Clip apparatus for closing septal defects and methods of use

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Filing Information

Inventor(s) Richard S. Ginn ·
Assignee(s) Ovalis, Inc. ·
Attorney/Agent(s) Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP ·
Primary Examiner Anhtuan T Nguyen ·
Assistant Examiner Ryan J Severson ·
Application Number US10856493
Filing date 05/28/2004
Issue date 06/22/2010
Prior Publication Data
Predicted expiration date 01/25/2025
Patent term adjustment 1237
U.S. Classifications 606/142  · 606/213  · 606/151  ·
International Classifications A61B1703  ·
Kind CodeB2
Related U.S. Application DataCROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of and claims priority to U.S. application Ser. No. 09/948,502 filed Sep. 6, 2001 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,776,784, the disclosure of which is fully incorporated herein by reference.
100 Claims, 6 Drawings


Abstract

A device for closing a septal defect, such as a patent foramen ovale, includes a clip formed from a superelastic material that is inserted into a septum wall of a heart. The clip is advanced through a patient's vasculature, e.g., within a delivery apparatus, until the clip is disposed within a first chamber adjacent the septal defect. Tines of the clip are directed through a flap of tissue of the septal defect until the tines of the clip are disposed within a second opposing chamber. The clip then transforms into its relaxed state, wherein the tines of the clip engage with a surface of the second chamber, thereby substantially closing the septal opening.

Independent Claims | See all claims (100)

  1. 1. A method of closing a septal defect within a patient's heart comprising the steps of: advancing an elongate delivery apparatus, adapted to carry a clip apparatus, through the patient's vasculature and into a right atrial chamber of the heart, wherein the atrial septal wall of the heart has a patent foramen ovale characterized by a first tissue flap located mainly in the right atrial chamber and a second tissue flap located mainly in a left atrial chamber, at least a portion of the first tissue flap overlapping at least a portion of the second tissue flap to define a tunnel therebetween; and advancing the clip apparatus from the right atrial chamber through the first tissue flap, then into and across the tunnel, then through the second tissue flap and into the left atrial chamber, such that at least part of the clip apparatus resides entirely through the first and second tissue flaps to at least partially close the tunnel.
  2. 81. A method of closing a septal defect within a patient's heart comprising the steps of: advancing an elongate delivery apparatus, adapted to carry an implantable device, through the patient's vasculature and into a right atrial chamber of the heart, wherein the atrial septal wall of the heart has a patent foramen ovale characterized by a first tissue flap located mainly in the right atrial chamber and a second tissue flap located mainly in a left atrial chamber, at least a portion of the first tissue flap overlapping at least a portion of the second tissue flap to define a tunnel therebetween; and advancing the implantable device from the right atrial chamber through the first tissue flap, then into and across the tunnel, then through the second tissue flap and into the left atrial chamber, such that at least part of the implantable device resides entirely through the first and second tissue flaps to at least partially close the tunnel.

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