Title:
SYSTEM TO SUTURE OPENING IN HEART WALL
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2018138201
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a simple closure apparatus for sealing a patent foramen ovale, which is suited for suturing the patent foramen ovale.SOLUTION: A method and an apparatus are disclosed for closing a patent foramen ovale (8). Some of the disclosed apparatuses include an elongate body (20, 1020, 1020') having a proximal end and a distal end, with first and second suture clasp arms (31, 1031, 1031') adapted to hold end portions (52) of a suture (50) when in an extended position. A first suture catch mechanism (161, 161') is slidably housed in the elongate body and moves in a proximal-to-distal direction to engage with the suture end held by the first suture clasp arm. A second suture catch mechanism (165, 165') is slidably housed in the elongate body and moves in a distal-to-proximal direction to the suture end held by the second suture clasp arm. The first suture clasp arm is positioned around the septum primum (7) to deliver a suture thereto, and the second suture clasp arm is positioned around the septum secundum (6) to deliver a suture thereto.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 29G
Inventors:
ANTHONY A NOBLES
BROSCH BENJAMIN G
STEVEN E DECKER
MULLEN MICHAEL J
BROSCH BENJAMIN G
STEVEN E DECKER
MULLEN MICHAEL J
Application Number:
JP2018089097A
Publication Date:
September 06, 2018
Filing Date:
May 07, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
NOBLES MEDICAL TECH INC
International Classes:
A61B17/00; A61B17/04
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2010522625A | 2010-07-08 | |||
| JP2001524864A | 2001-12-04 |
Foreign References:
| US20040015177A1 | 2004-01-22 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Asamura patent office