Patent ID: 9119607
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A device for occluding an aperture in tissue comprising: a. a first flexible wire and a second flexible wire, wherein each of the first and second wires is comprised of memory wire having a shape memory property, and wherein each of the first and second wires is shaped into a half-disc and a generally semi-circular form, such that the half-disc of the first wire opposes the half-disc of the second wire to form a first disc and the semicircular form of the first wire opposes the semicircular form of the second wire to form a second disc, wherein further each of the first and second discs is separated by a waist that configures the device to be self-centering, the waist comprised of two sections of the first wire and two sections of the second wire; and b. a sealed covering over each of the first and second discs, wherein the covering provides a seal to occlude the aperture.