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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
James A. Alexander, Excelsior, MN (US);
Thomas O. Viker, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/42 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/064 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/0643 (2013.01); A61B 17/06066 (2013.01); A61B 17/06109 (2013.01); A61B 17/42 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00792 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00805 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0419 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0608 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0645 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described are various embodiments of surgical procedure systems, devices, tools, and methods, useful for connecting tissue (e.g., soft tissue, organ tissue) to another tissue or to a surgical device such as an implant; specific methods can be useful for plastic surgery, treating pelvic conditions such as vaginal prolapse, incontinence, and other conditions caused by muscle and ligament weakness, and for general surgical procedures.