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Patent Application
App. No. 14/016,778

DEVICE FOR LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUSION

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App. No.
14/016,778
Abstract

An implantable device for containing emboli within an atrial appendage may include an expandable frame having a plurality of supports projecting distally from a proximal hub, a mesh barrier provided on proximal sections of the supports, and a plurality of tissue anchors provided on the supports for engaging tissue when the device is positioned in an atrial appendage.

Claims (5)

1 . An adjustable device deployment system, for implanting an implantable device within a tubular structure in the body comprising:

an implantable device, said device being movable between a reduced cross section and an enlarged cross section;

a sheath having a proximal end and a distal end and a lumen adapted to receive the implantable device;

a deployment catheter adapted to extend through the sheath having an elongate flexible body with a proximal end and a distal end; and

a deployment line adapted to extend through the deployment catheter releasably attached to the implantable device.