Thomas J Turano

US Patent:

20070106290, May 10, 2007

Filed:

Sep 6, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/516379

Inventors:

Thomas Turano - Arlington MA, US
Omar Amirana - Boston MA, US

International Classification:

A61B 18/14

US Classification:

606041000, 606049000

Abstract:

An apparatus and method for closing the tunnel of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) including the steps of advancing a device, including an energy delivery element, in the lumen of the tunnel of the PFO, energizing the energy delivery element, and withdrawing the energized energy delivery element from the second end of the lumen of the tunnel toward the first end of the lumen of the PFO tunnel, thereby substantially sealing the tissues in the tunnel of the PFO.