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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Timothy W. Olsen, Atlanta, GA (US);
Paul E. Loftness, Gibbon, MN (US);
Arthur G. Erdman, New Brighton, MN (US);
Assignees:
Emory University, Atlanta, GA (US);
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/04 (2006.01); A61F 9/008 (2006.01); A61B 18/20 (2006.01); A61F 2/14 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/14 (2013.01); A61B 18/04 (2013.01); A61B 18/20 (2013.01); A61F 9/00727 (2013.01); A61F 9/00821 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01);
Abstract
This document discusses, among other things, a system for translocating a multilayer patch. The system includes a support structure having a contact surface for bonding to the patch. The support structure has a shape configured to support the patch following separation of the patch from a surrounding tissue.