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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:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2015
Applicant:
E. Benson Hood Laboratories, Pembroke, MA (US);
Inventors:
Dennis F. Creedon, Sandwich, MA (US);
Lewis H Marten, Westwood, MA (US);
Assignee:
E. BENSON HOOD LABORATORIES, Pembroke, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61B 17/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61B 17/24 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0069 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0039 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0059 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implant device having a proximal end and a distal end, and a suturing fixture offset from the proximal end. The suturing fixture has a profile that extends from the surface of the elongate body. For example, the suturing fixture may have the shape of a cone, or the shape of a disc. The implant device may be used for placement within a salivary gland duct.