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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2019
Applicant:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Inventor:
Nathan K. Mooney, Elkton, MD (US);
Assignee:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/11 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 90/39 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1107 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1132 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1139 (2013.01); A61B 2090/392 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3966 (2016.02);
Abstract
An implantable medical device for connecting tissue layers, such as connecting tubular tissues to create an anastomosis, includes a single elongate member and a covering material. The devices provided may also be used for other purposes including, but not limited to, partially or fully occluding openings in tissue, temporarily or permanently holding generally planar layers of tissue together, aneurysm repair, and the like.