Patent ID: 8142470
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A method of delivering an implantable device to the left atrial appendage, comprising: delivering a first sheath of the type having a distal balloon and a central lumen to the left atrial appendage; positioning an implantable device in a second delivery sheath, said second delivery sheath positioned near a distal end of said first sheath, and located within said central lumen; inflating the distal balloon within the left atrial appendage to anchor the distal end of said first sheath to tissue within and inside the ostium of the left atrial appendage; delivering the implantable device through the first sheath central lumen to the left atrial appendage, by pushing said second delivery sheath distally causing said implant to emerge from said central lumen into said left atrial appendage deflating said distal balloon and removing said first sheath proximally after the delivering step, while retaining said second sheath in position with said implant in said left atrial appendage; deploying said implant inside of the left atrial appendage.