Apollo Camera, L.l.c.

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Cyndrx, LLC

Tyco Healthcare Group LP

Covidien LP

Surgicon, Inc.

Microline Surgical, Inc.

Vi Bravoseal, LLC

Life Surgery, Inc.

Apollo Camer, LLC

John I Shipp

Robert L Lathrop, Jr

Jeffrey White

Donald R Reichel

Steven Y Shepard

James A Satterfield

Robert J Hayes

Keith Ratcliff

Wayne P Young

John L Goodell

George Crothall

Charlie C Rogers, Iii

Richard H Klein

Morris E Franklin, Jr

Jeffrey P White

Dennis Wayne Lawson, Jr

Jr Denny W Lawson

A device and a method for sealing an opening in the wall of a blood vessel is provided. The device includes pushing mechanism, a shaft fixedly connected to the pushing mechanism, a seal assembly attached to the distal end of the shaft, and a pushing rod also engaging the seal assembly, the pushing mechanism moving the pushing rod from a first position to a second position.

Vessel sealing device

A seal assembly that seals opening in the wall of a blood vessel has a first sealing element for placing inside the lumen of the blood vessel and to engage the interior wall surface, a shaft integrally formed with the first sealing element and fixed in a predetermined configuration relative to the first sealing element, an outer floating element slidingly movable along the shaft; and a second sealing element, the second sealing element slidingly movable relative to the first sealing element along the shaft to engage the outer floating element and position the outer floating element against the exterior surface and the first sealing element against the interior surface of the blood vessel to seal the opening in the blood vessel.

A device and a method for sealing an opening in the wall of a blood vessel is provided. The device includes an automatic mechanism, a shaft fixedly connected to the automatic mechanism, a seal assembly attached to the distal end of the shaft, and a pushing rod also engaging the seal assembly, the automatic mechanism moving the pushing rod from a first position to a second position in response to the shaft being pulled distally a predetermined distance.

Vessel sealing device with automatic deployment

A cannula assembly for use in laproscopic surgery includes a cannula having a proximal end for use in orientating the assembly into an abdominal cavity, a distal end for insertion into a patient, and a passage through which surgical instruments can be inserted. An expandable feature in the form of an anchor is located toward the distal end of the cannula and is selectively expandable and collapsible. The feature in its expanded state prevents withdrawal of the cannula. A collar is pushed distally until it releasably cinches to the outside of the abdominal cavity thereby creating an airtight seal and stabilizing the assembly. The collar has a friction fit with the cannula designed to prevent excessive force against the cavity walls.

Method for anchoring and sealing a cannula assembly to the body of a patient

A method of forming and deploying an improved absorbable fastener for hernia mesh fixation is disclosed. The absorbable fastener of the present invention functions to securely fasten tough, non macro-porous, and relative inelastic mesh to soft tissue. The fastener is formed from co-polymers of lactide and glycolide.

Absorbable fastener for hernia mesh fixation

Trocar cannula anchor and seal

A surgical ligation clip for double ligating a vessel, duct or other fluid carrying structure and a method for double ligating such structure.

Surgical ligation clip

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John I Shipp