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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Actuated Medical, Inc., Bellefonte, PA (US);
Inventors:
Roger B Bagwell, Bellefonte, PA (US);
Brian Matthew Park, Bellefonte, PA (US);
Casey A Scruggs, Middleburg, PA (US);
Kevin A Snook, State College, PA (US);
Assignee:
Actuated Medical, Inc., Bellefonte, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 17/22031 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 1/0014 (2013.01); A61B 1/00087 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2943 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2947 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00208 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00291 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1405 (2013.01); A61B 2218/002 (2013.01); A61B 2218/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for gripping tissue that is inside of a patient for use in delivering therapy is provided. The device may include a first gear that rotates and that engages the tissue. A second gear that also rotates may be included and may likewise engage the tissue. A spacing mechanism may be included in the device that adjusts the spacing between the first and second gears such that the first and second gears are moved closer to one another and moved farther from one another.