Patent ID: 7842069
Filing Date: 2010-11-30
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A system for closing of an intracardiac defect, comprising: a first scaffold enclosing at least one first channel, said first channel comprising a lumen; a second scaffold enclosing at least one second channel, said second channel comprising a lumen; an injection port connectable to a catheter and in fluid communication with the lumen of the first channel and the lumen of the second channel and the catheter, wherein the lumen of the first channel and the lumen of the second channel are in fluid communication; and a structural member associated with the first scaffold extending radially from a center of the first scaffold toward a margin of the first scaffold and configured to provide resistance to expansion of the scaffold such that the structural member become slightly bent near their free end upon expansion of the scaffold, wherein the structural member comprise a portion of the scaffold that is thicker than another portion of the scaffold which provide resistance to expansion of the scaffold, wherein a fluid introduced into the injection port flows into the channels thereby expanding the scaffolds.