Insertion tool for a closure device

US9101340B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9101340-B2
Application numberUS-7846508-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 31, 2008
Priority dateMar 31, 2008
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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A medical apparatus ( 100; 200; 300 ) is provided, comprising a closure device ( 21; 102; 202; 302 ) comprising a first or distal member or portion adapted to be placed on one side of an opening in a wall of a bodily organ, and a second or proximal member or portion adapted to be placed on the opposite side of the opening in the wall of the bodily organ, an insertion assembly ( 101; 201; 301 ) comprising at least one actuator operatively connected to at least one of said first or second members, wherein the insertion assembly further comprises at least one motor ( 105; 106; 205; 306 ) adapted to maneuver said at least one actuator. In one embodiment the medical apparatus comprises further a closure device ( 102; 202 ), which comprises a locking member ( 130; 230 ) and a tubular member ( 121; 221 ) having two sets of struts ( 122, 123; 222; 223 ) being provided with a hinge section, and an insertion assembly ( 101; 201 ), which comprises a holder ( 140; 240 ) and an actuator, the holder being releasably engaged in the locking member and the actuator being releasably engaged with the tubular member.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A medical apparatus comprising: a closure device comprising: a first member or portion adapted to be placed on one side of an opening in a wall of a bodily organ, and a second member or portion adapted to be placed on the opposite side of the opening in the wall of the bodily organ, an insertion assembly comprising a first actuator operatively connected to one of said first and second members or portions, and a second actuator operatively connec…

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What does patent US9101340B2 cover?
A medical apparatus ( 100; 200; 300 ) is provided, comprising a closure device ( 21; 102; 202; 302 ) comprising a first or distal member or portion adapted to be placed on one side of an opening in a wall of a bodily organ, and a second or proximal member or portion adapted to be placed on the opposite side of the opening in the wall of the bodily organ, an insertion assembly ( 101; 201; 301 ) …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Preinitz Fredrik, St Jude Medical Coordination Ct Bvba
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61B17/0057. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).