{"number":"US12702419B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Endocardial left atrial appendage management","english":"Endocardial left atrial appendage management"},"abstract":{"original":"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.","english":"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."},"applicants":["Wake Forest University Health Sciences"],"inventors":["James A. Smith","James E. Johnson"],"filingDate":"2022-10-19","publicationDate":"2026-08-11","grantDate":"2026-08-11","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12702419B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12702419B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12702419B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12702419B2"}}