Patent ID: 6960220

Claim:
An occlusion device for occluding a septal defect, the occlusion device comprising: a center post; a first occluding body connected to an end of the center post, wherein the first occluding body comprises: a continuous wire hoop at its outer edge; a set of arms connected between the center post and the hoop; and a first sheet attached to the continuous wire hoop and the set of arms, wherein the sheet comprises a reinforced edge forming a double layer of material which covers the hoop; a second occluding body connected to an opposite end of the center post, wherein the second occluding body comprises; a continuous wire hoop at its outer edge; a set of arms connected between the center post and the hoop; and a second sheet attached to the continuous wire hoop and the set of arms, wherein the sheet comprises a reinforced edge forming a double layer of material which covers the hoop.