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Gregory W. Fung0
Robert L. Clark, III0
Russell A. Seiber0
Ryan Douglas Helmuth0
Arnold M. Escano0
Date of Patent
June 8, 2021
Patent Application Number
15356521
Date Filed
November 18, 2016
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Described here are closure devices and methods for ligating tissue, such as the left atrial appendage, and tensioning devices and mechanism for actuating these devices. The tensioning mechanisms and devices may allow a user to apply one or more predetermined forces to a suture or other portion of the closure devices. The closure devices may comprise a suture loop releasably attached to a snare loop assembly, and a tensioning mechanism or device may be configured to tighten the suture loop and/or release the suture loop from the snare loop assembly.
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