US20040143293A1 — Articulated center post

Claim 1

Independent Claim 31 words

1 . An occlusion device comprising: a first occluding member; a second occluding member; and a flexible center section allowing the first and second members to independently conform to an aperture.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 31 words

1 . An occlusion device comprising: a first occluding member; a second occluding member; and a flexible center section allowing the first and second members to independently conform to an aperture.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 18 words

2 . The articulated center section of claim 1 , wherein the joint provided has a single articulation.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 17 words

3 . The articulated center section of claim 1 , wherein the joint provided has two articulations.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 17 words

4 . The articulated center section of claim 1 , wherein the joint provided has three articulations.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 17 words

5 . The articulated center section of claim 1 , wherein the joint comprises a ball joint.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 18 words

6 . The articulated center section of claim 1 , wherein the center section is made of titanium.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 26 words

7 . The articulated center section of claim 1 , wherein the articulated center section has a diameter of about 8 millimeters to about 0.1 millimeter.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 24 words

8 . The articulated center section of claim 1 wherein the articulated center section has an axial length of less than about 20 millimeters.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 25 words

9 . The occlusion device of claim 1 , wherein the joint comprises a reduction in the support material used to construct the center section.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 26 words

10 . The articulated center section in claim 1 wherein the joint provides 360° of motion of the left and right parts relative to the joint.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 86 words

11 . An occlusion device having an articulated center post, the center post comprising: a left part and a right part, each comprising a body, ball, and neck which terminates in the ball; a center part comprising a left sleeve and a right sleeve wherein each sleeve has an end opening smaller than the ball; left and right elastic shape memory fixation devices attached to the left and right parts, respectively; and left and right foam sheets attached to the left and right fixation devices, respectively.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 86 words

11 . An occlusion device having an articulated center post, the center post comprising: a left part and a right part, each comprising a body, ball, and neck which terminates in the ball; a center part comprising a left sleeve and a right sleeve wherein each sleeve has an end opening smaller than the ball; left and right elastic shape memory fixation devices attached to the left and right parts, respectively; and left and right foam sheets attached to the left and right fixation devices, respectively.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 26 words

12 . The center part of claim 111 wherein the right sleeve has a cuff at the proximal end whereby it attaches to the left sleeve.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 46 words

13 . An occlusion device for the closure of a physical anomaly, the device comprising: a first occluding body connected to a first support structure; a second occluding body connected to a second support structure; and a flexible center connecting the first and second occluding body.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 46 words

13 . An occlusion device for the closure of a physical anomaly, the device comprising: a first occluding body connected to a first support structure; a second occluding body connected to a second support structure; and a flexible center connecting the first and second occluding body.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 15 words

14 . The occlusion device of claim 13 , wherein the flexible center is articulated.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 40 words

15 . An occlusion device, the device comprising: a jointed center strut; a first plurality of fixation devices extending from a first end of the jointed center strut; and a first sheet attached to the first plurality of fixation devices.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 40 words

15 . An occlusion device, the device comprising: a jointed center strut; a first plurality of fixation devices extending from a first end of the jointed center strut; and a first sheet attached to the first plurality of fixation devices.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 72 words

16 . An occlusion device, the device comprising: a jointed center strut having distal and proximal ends; a first set of wire support arms extending from the distal end of the jointed center strut; a first sheet attached to the first set of arms; a second set of wire support arms extending from the proximal end of the center strut; and a second sheet attached to the second set of support arms.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 72 words

16 . An occlusion device, the device comprising: a jointed center strut having distal and proximal ends; a first set of wire support arms extending from the distal end of the jointed center strut; a first sheet attached to the first set of arms; a second set of wire support arms extending from the proximal end of the center strut; and a second sheet attached to the second set of support arms.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 52 words

17 . An occlusion device for the closure of a physical anomaly the occlusion device comprising: a jointed center piece; first and second collapsible support frames spaced from one another and extending from the jointed center piece; and first and second sheets attached to the first and second collapsible support frames respectively.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 52 words

17 . An occlusion device for the closure of a physical anomaly the occlusion device comprising: a jointed center piece; first and second collapsible support frames spaced from one another and extending from the jointed center piece; and first and second sheets attached to the first and second collapsible support frames respectively.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 147 words

18 . A method of making an occlusion device with an articulated center section, the method comprising: forming a left part and a right part, each part comprising a ball located on an end of the part, wherein the diameter of ball is greater than the diameter of body; inserting the left part into a left sleeve so that the terminal end ball sits inside the sleeve and the rest of the part comes out an opening in the sleeve; inserting the right part into a right sleeve so that the terminal end ball sits inside the sleeve and the rest of the part comes out an opening in the sleeve; connecting the left and right sleeves together to secure the terminal end balls inside the center sleeve; connecting a first occluding body to the left part; and connecting a second occluding body to the right part.

Claim 25

Dependent Claim 147 words

18 . A method of making an occlusion device with an articulated center section, the method comprising: forming a left part and a right part, each part comprising a ball located on an end of the part, wherein the diameter of ball is greater than the diameter of body; inserting the left part into a left sleeve so that the terminal end ball sits inside the sleeve and the rest of the part comes out an opening in the sleeve; inserting the right part into a right sleeve so that the terminal end ball sits inside the sleeve and the rest of the part comes out an opening in the sleeve; connecting the left and right sleeves together to secure the terminal end balls inside the center sleeve; connecting a first occluding body to the left part; and connecting a second occluding body to the right part.

Claim 26

Dependent Claim 24 words

19 . The articulated center section of claim 18 , wherein each sleeve has a distal end opening smaller than the terminal end ball.

Claim 27

Dependent Claim 33 words

20 . The articulated center post of claim 18 , wherein the right sleeve has a cuff at the end which can be inserted into the left sleeve to connect the two sleeves.

Claim 28

Dependent Claim 52 words

21 . A method of deploying an occlusion device with an articulated center post, the method comprising: inserting the device through a catheter while the device is attached to a grasping device; and adjusting the flexibility of the joint while inserting the device to minimize distortion to the tissue surrounding the device.

Claim 29

Dependent Claim 52 words

21 . A method of deploying an occlusion device with an articulated center post, the method comprising: inserting the device through a catheter while the device is attached to a grasping device; and adjusting the flexibility of the joint while inserting the device to minimize distortion to the tissue surrounding the device.

Claim 30

Dependent Claim 53 words

22 . The method of deployment as in claim 21 , wherein the flexibility of the joint is engaged by: advancing the device outside the catheter until the joint is revealed and therefore mobilized; and restricted by retracting the device inside the catheter until the joint is no longer exposed and therefore restricted.

Claim 31

Dependent Claim 25 words

23 . The method of deployment of claim 21 , wherein the flexibility of the articulated center post is utilized to accommodate the insertion angle.

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