US 12,329,385 B2
Apparatus and methods for occluding an anatomical structure
James David Hughett, Sr., Monroe, GA (US); Salvatore Privitera, Mason, OH (US); and Michael D. Hooven, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Assigned to AtriCure, Inc., Mason, OH (US)
Filed by AtriCure, Inc., Mason, OH (US)
Filed on Oct. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/958,347.
Application 17/958,347 is a continuation of application No. 15/874,257, filed on Jan. 18, 2018, granted, now 11,471,161.
Application 15/874,257 is a continuation of application No. 14/462,930, filed on Aug. 19, 2014, granted, now 9,883,863, issued on Feb. 6, 2018.
Application 14/462,930 is a continuation of application No. 13/010,509, filed on Jan. 20, 2011, granted, now 8,852,218, issued on Oct. 7, 2014.
Application 13/010,509 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2009/051270, filed on Jul. 21, 2009.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/082,266, filed on Jul. 21, 2008.
Prior Publication US 2023/0023804 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/122 (2006.01); A61B 17/128 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/12022 (2013.01) [A61B 17/1227 (2013.01); A61B 17/1285 (2013.01); A61B 17/08 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1205 (2013.01)] 3 Claims
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1. An occlusion apparatus deployment device comprising:
an operator control handle;
an elongated shaft operatively coupled to the operator control handle;
a coupling head operatively coupled to the elongated shaft;
a pair of jaws repositionably mounted to the coupling head, the jaws repositionable between a non-parallel open position and a parallel, closed position;
an occlusion apparatus including a first beam and a second beam operatively coupled to one another;
a cable operatively coupled to the operator control handle and operatively coupled to at least one of the pair of jaws, the cable configured to be tensioned to reposition at least one of the jaws between the parallel closed position and the non-parallel open position;
wherein a first resilient member, separate from the first and second beams, is mounted to the first and second beams to bias the first and second beams toward one another, the first resilient member extending outbound of and longitudinally along both the first and second beams.