United States
US 12,702,419 B2
Endocardial left atrial appendage management
US 12,702,419 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-11. Applicant: Wake Forest University Health Sciences. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.
- Applicant
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Inventors
- James A. Smith; James E. Johnson
- Publication date
- 2026-08-11
- Filing date
- 2022-10-19
- Document type
- B2 Granted patent
- Also written as
- US 12,702,419 B2 · US12702419 · 12702419
Abstract
Disclosed are methods and devices for endocardial left atrial appendage management (LAAM) by inversion and excision. The methods may comprise inserting an inverter apparatus into an interior cavity of the left atrial appendage (LAA) of a subject and inverting the LAA, closing the base portion of the inverted LAA with the one or more closure devices, separating the inverted LAA from the left atrium with a separation apparatus positioned at the base portion of the inverted LAA adjacent to the one or more closure devices, and removing the separated LAA from the subject.
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