Patent ID: 8308760
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A cardiac device for the occlusion of a septal defect occurring in the heart, said device comprising: a substantially cylindrical proximal anchor member for deployment proximate a first side of a septal defect in the heart, the proximal anchor having a first end, a second end and a side surface; a substantially cylindrical distal anchor member for deployment proximate a second side of the septal defect in the heart, the distal anchor having a first end, a second end and a side surface; a flexible connector connecting to the proximal and distal anchor members at the side surfaces thereof; wherein the flexible connector is a quadrilateral having a proximal side and a distal side, in which the proximal side connects to the proximal anchor member and the distal side connects to the distal anchor member; and a string connecting the second end of the proximal anchor to the second end of the distal anchor.