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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2010
Applicants:
Adolfo M. Llinas, Bogata, CO;
Stephen E. Krampe, Maplewood, MN (US);
Matthew T. Scholz, Woodbury, MN (US);
Patrick J. Parks, Mendota Heights, MN (US);
Inventors:
Adolfo M. Llinas, Bogata, CO;
Stephen E. Krampe, Maplewood, MN (US);
Matthew T. Scholz, Woodbury, MN (US);
Patrick J. Parks, Mendota Heights, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 46/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 46/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 46/00 (2016.02); A61B 17/02 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00853 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00862 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00889 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00893 (2013.01); A61B 2046/205 (2016.02);
Abstract
Methods and products for protecting tissue of a patient during a surgical procedure that involve making an incision in the tissue and retracting the tissue to make a larger opening, wherein the methods and products use a water-resistant stress-distributing layer.