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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2009
Applicants:
Timothy D. Kosa, Hamden, CT (US);
Nicholas Maiorino, Branford, CT (US);
Megan Stopek, Yalesville, CT (US);
Inventors:
Timothy D. Kosa, Hamden, CT (US);
Nicholas Maiorino, Branford, CT (US);
Megan Stopek, Yalesville, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00792 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00893 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06028 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06176 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical device having an elongate body having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion of the elongate body terminating in a free end; the distal portion of the elongate body terminating in a loop. The loop further includes a first plurality of anchors disposed along a surface of the loop.