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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2018
Applicants:
Michelle L. Journey, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Jason Shih, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Sean Caffey, Hawthorne, CA (US);
Gregory Harbers, Valencia, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michelle L. Journey, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Jason Shih, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Sean Caffey, Hawthorne, CA (US);
Gregory Harbers, Valencia, CA (US);
Assignee:
MINIPUMPS, LLC, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); A61F 9/00 (2006.01); A61F 9/013 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/06 (2016.02); A61B 17/0231 (2013.01); A61B 90/39 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00716 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3908 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3937 (2016.02); A61F 9/0017 (2013.01); A61F 9/0136 (2013.01); A61F 2240/005 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A surgical sizer for creating a tissue pocket for an implantable medical device may include a replica of the device and a (preferably ergonomic) handle portion, optionally with marking features that facilitate marking the tissue for precise implant placement and alignment.