Patent 7842069 was granted and assigned to Nmt Medical, Inc. on November, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An implant for occluding a septal defect, such as a patent foramen ovale (PFO), and methods of delivering the implant are described. The implant includes a scaffold, at least one channel, and an injection port in fluid communication with the channels for inflating the scaffold.