IP Library Granted Patent US 9,808,253
Granted Patent B2
US 9,808,253 · App. 14/122,794 · Granted Nov 7, 2017

Left atrial appendage occluder

Inventors: Anning Li (Shenzhen, CN); Deyuan Zhang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: Lifetech Scientific (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd.
A61B17/12122A61B17/12172A61B17/12177A61B2017/00597A61B2017/00606A61B2017/00619A61B2017/00623A61B2017/1205
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Patent No.
US 9,808,253
App. No.
14/122,794
Granted
Nov 7, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a Left atrial appendage occluder comprising an elastic closure disc. The left atrial appendage occluder also comprises an elastic fixing frame connected with the closure disc and located on one side of the closure disc. The fixing frame comprises a central end connected with the closure disc and a plurality of interconnected and bent struts, wherein at least one anchor is set near the end of at least one strut with the anchor pointing toward the closure disc. The left atrial appendage occluder has a stable structure, a good positioning and sealing effect on the cavity wall in the left atrial appendage, and it is easy to position repeatedly; it can also be recycled before separating from a conveyor. When in surgical operation, the left atrial appendage occluder can select the position area based on the actual shape and size of the patient's left atrial appendage, so the surgical risk is lowered.

Claims (8)

1. A left atrial appendage occluder comprising an elastic closure disc, a central end connected with the closure disc, and an elastic fixing frame, wherein the fixing frame is deployed at one side of the closure disc and comprises a plurality of radial struts directly connected to and extending radially away from the central end and away from the closure disc, and each radial strut comprises a curve extending to a tail end, wherein each radial strut extends from the tail end and further divides at a first junction into two branches at the curve, and adjacent strut branches of adjacent struts extending from the first junctions are interconnected via second junctions into a whole and are then gathered onto the central end, wherein each tail end is spaced apart from each adjacent tail end and each tail end is free and spaced apart from the closure disc and each of the first junctions.

2. The left atrial appendage occluder according to claim 1 , wherein each tail end includes an anchor extending from the tail end at an angle from the longitudinal axis of the tail end.

3. The left atrial appendage occluder according to claim 2 , wherein the curve of each radial strut further comprises a U-shaped bent part located between the tail end and the central end.

4. The left atrial appendage occluder according to claim 1 , wherein the central end is fixedly connected with the closure disc.

5. The left atrial appendage occluder according to claim 1 , wherein the tail ends together define an opened end for the fixing frame, and the opened end is adjacent to and spaced from the closure disc.

6. The left atrial appendage occluder according to claim 1 , wherein the tail end of each radial strut is provided with a bulb.

7. The left atrial appendage occluder according to claim 1 , wherein each tail end overturns when the occluder is stretched and loaded into a catheter.

8. The left atrial appendage occluder according to claim 1 , wherein each radial strut has a section extending from the central end at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the occluder.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 27, 2013
From: LI, ANNING; ZHANG, DEYUAN
To: LIFETECH SCIENTIFIC (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 031685/0248 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2011 1 0146287 · Jun 1, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140142612A1 · May 22, 2014