US 12,446,892 B2
Dual side spring V-clip for surgical treatment of left atrial appendage
Frank Fago, Mason, OH (US)
Assigned to AtriCure, Inc., Mason, OH (US)
Filed by AtriCure, Inc., Mason, OH (US)
Filed on Sep. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/464,114.
Prior Publication US 2025/0082339 A1, Mar. 13, 2025
Int. Cl. A61B 17/122 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/128 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/1227 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 17/1285 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a first elongate beam;
a second elongate beam positionable between a closed state in parallel alignment with the first elongate beam and an open state being a distally angled away from the first elongate beam in a V-shape;
a dual side spring assembly configured to urge the first and the second elongate beams from an open position to a closed position, wherein the dual side spring assembly comprises a right-side spring and a left-side spring each having first and second terminal ends attached to distal sections respectively of the first and the second elongate beams and extending proximally to a respective proximal bend; and
a lateral spacing element attached between respective proximal bends of the right-side spring and the left-side spring, wherein the lateral spacing element maintains parallel alignment to resist lateral splaying movement of the first and second elongate beams,
wherein each of the right-side spring and the left-side spring in a free state present crossed distal ends having a reverse bend as compared to the bend at a midpoint, and wherein the right-side spring and the left-side spring each have separated distal ends in the free state.