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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Rudolph Cedro, Jr., Clinton, NJ (US);
Daniel J. Smith, Dayton, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/12104 (2013.01); A61B 17/12172 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00809 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00889 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00893 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0412 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0446 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0448 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0451 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0458 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0496 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device and method for reducing the volume of a tissue region, the device including a first fixation element, a second fixation element, and a tethering device, where the first and second fixation elements are slidably secured onto said tether, and the first and second fixation elements are radially self-expanding fixation elements.