Patent ID: 11890018
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A medical device adapted to occlude a left atrial appendage, comprising:
an expandable member including an inner layer and an outer layer and having a first end region, a second end region, wherein the outer layer includes at least one aperture extending from an inner surface to an outer surface of the outer layer;
at least one fixation member having a first end and a second end coupled to the expandable member, the at least one fixation member configured to move from a delivery configuration to a deployed configuration in response to an expansion of the expandable member, wherein the at least one fixation member is configured to extend through the at least one aperture in the outer layer when the at least one fixation member is in the deployed configuration; and
wherein the expandable member is configured to expand and seal an opening of the left atrial appendage.