Title:
自己拡張性欠損部閉鎖装置及びその製造並びに使用方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4166835
Kind Code:
B2
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 (142) 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.
Inventors:
Shaw, Edward Yee.
Salunke, Nitin Buoy.
Mace, Gregory Tea.
Salunke, Nitin Buoy.
Mace, Gregory Tea.
Application Number:
JP52901998A
Publication Date:
October 15, 2008
Filing Date:
December 19, 1997
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
International Classes:
A61B17/04; A61B17/00; A61B17/12; A61B17/122
Domestic Patent References:
| JP7502918A | ||||
| JP7185013A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Atsushi Aoki
Jun Tsuruta
Tetsuro Shimada
Shinozaki Masami
Jun Tsuruta
Tetsuro Shimada
Shinozaki Masami