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Patent Inventor Names
Steven A. McAuley0
Date of Patent
November 2, 2010
0Patent Application Number
112072710
Date Filed
August 19, 2005
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Patent abstract
Methods, apparatus, and systems for occluding a left atrial appendage are provided. One embodiment includes an elongate body having a tissue apposition member extendably positioned within a lumen of the elongate body to appose tissue of the LAA. An energy emitting device coupled to the elongate body can be used for emitting high intensity focused ultrasound to the tissues to fuse the tissues.
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