Patents Assigned to RAPTOR RIDGE, INC.
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF TISSUE CLOSURE
    Publication number: 20140214074
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods are described for closing the base of a left atrial appendage or other tissue structure. A tissue closure device comprises a pair of legs having compliant surfaces for engaging against opposite sides of the tissue structure. A plurality of axially spaced-apart tissue-penetrating fasteners are delivered from one leg to the other to pierce the intervening tissue and hold the closure device in place on the tissue structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: RAPTOR RIDGE, INC.
    Inventors: William K. Wheeler, ASHIK A. MOHAN