Patent ID: 8465507

Claim:
A device for implantation into a patient and occluding a left atrial appendage of the heart of the patient, the device comprising: a clamp having at least first and second clamping portions configured to be implanted and placed on opposite sides of the left atrial appendage, at least one of said first and second clamping portions being movable toward the other of said first and second clamping portions from an open position into a clamping position to occlude the left atrial appendage, and having first and second ends spaced apart from each other along a longitudinal direction of said clamp, said first and second clamping portions joined together proximate said first and second ends, whereby said first and second clamping portions and said first and second ends define a closed shape, and a fabric covering on said first and second clamping portions, said fabric covering extending completely around an outer peripheral surface of each of said first and second clamping portions and said first and second ends, said fabric covering adapted to be implanted in the patient and constructed to promote tissue ingrowth while implanted for retaining the clamp in place on the left atrial appendage.