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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.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2018

Filed:

May. 06, 2015
Applicant:

Atritech, Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);

Inventors:

Steve Zaver, Plymouth, MN (US);

Kevin Anderson, Brooklyn Center, MN (US);

Kevin Cowden, Maple Grove, MN (US);

Chris Quinn, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Brian Watschke, Eden Prairie, MN (US);

Assignee:

ATRITECH, INC., Plymouth, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/128 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61F 2/01 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/12022 (2013.01); A61F 2/01 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00623 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1205 (2013.01); A61B 2017/12054 (2013.01); A61F 2002/011 (2013.01);
Abstract

An implant delivery system, comprising: an implantable device comprising a plurality of supports extending between a proximal end and a distal end, the supports being moveable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, a proximal guide tube at the proximal end of the supports extending toward the distal end, and a distal guide tube at the distal end of the supports extending toward the proximal end, wherein the proximal and distal guide tubes are telescoping and become further engaged as the supports move from the collapsed to the expanded configuration.


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