CPC A61B 17/12122 (2013.01) [A61B 17/12172 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00035 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00084 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00893 (2013.01); A61B 2017/12095 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00351 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00613 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00839 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0219 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A system comprising:
(a) a device for implantation in a left atrial appendage of a heart, comprising a docking station comprising:
a radially expansible element that is adjustable between a contracted orientation suitable for transluminal delivery and a deployed orientation configured to anchor within the left atrial appendage and fluidically isolate the left atrial appendage (LAA) from a left atrium; and
a recessed socket accessible from the left atrium through an opening, and a closure covering the opening;
(b) a modular active element configured for implantation and detachable engagement within the recessed socket of the docking station; and
(c) a delivery catheter to transluminally deliver the modular active element to the recessed socket of the docking station,
wherein the docking station comprises a tissue ablation device to deliver tissue ablative energy from the modular active element to a wall of the LAA, wherein the tissue ablation device is associated with the radially expansible element and comprises an array of electrodes and electrically conducting elements configured to provide electrical communication between the modular active element when it is engaged within the recessed socket and the wall of the LAA when the radially expansible element is deployed within the LAA.
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