US Patent:
20080039879, Feb 14, 2008
Inventors:
Albert K. Chin - Palo Alto CA, US
John W. Davis - Sunnyvale CA, US
Ketan Shroff - Pleasanton CA, US
Amit Agarwal - San Francisco CA, US
Shuji Uemura - San Francisco CA, US
Alfredo R. Cantu - Pleasanton CA, US
Geoffrey H. Willis - Mountain View CA, US
Peter L. Callas - Castro Valley CA, US
Charles Gresl - San Francisco CA, US
International Classification:
A61B 17/08
Abstract:
Devices, tools and methods for occluding fluid flow between two walls of tissue in a patient. Two walls of tissue are compressed together with sufficient compressive force to prevent fluid flow between the two walls, while ensuring that the compressive force is not so great as to cause tissue necrosis. The devices, tools and methods may be carried out using minimally invasive surgical techniques, such as in reduced-access surgical sites. Devices, tools and methods are provided for occluding an atrial appendix.