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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2011
Applicants:
Ofek Levin, Moshav Amirim, IL;
Arie Levy, Ramat-Gan, IL;
Inventors:
Ofek Levin, Moshav Amirim, IL;
Arie Levy, Ramat-Gan, IL;
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0063 (2013.01); A61F 2/0095 (2013.01); A61B 17/0218 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0072 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention generally relates to a device and method for repairing biological tissue aperture. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a system for closing an aperture in a biological tissue that includes a handle, a shaft connected to the handle, and a deployment scaffold connected to the shaft, in which the scaffold is configured to releasably retain a surgical implant and the scaffold includes an open configuration and a closed configuration, the open configuration being substantially X-shaped.