The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Walter Skalla, Old Lyme, CT (US);
Lauren Vernlund, Berlin, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61L 31/04 (2006.01); A61L 31/10 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61F 13/53 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0063 (2013.01); A61B 17/07292 (2013.01); A61F 2/02 (2013.01); A61L 31/042 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61L 31/146 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0495 (2013.01); A61F 2013/530043 (2013.01); A61F 2210/00 (2013.01); A61F 2240/00 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00365 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a medical device and methods of using the same. In embodiments, the medical device may be a buttress formed of nucleophilic buttress components and electrophilic buttress components which react to both form the buttress and provide the buttress with self-sealing capabilities after a staple or some other fixation device is placed therethrough, thereby enhancing its hemostatic properties. In other embodiments, the medical device is a hernia patch formed of a fibrous substrate, nucleophilic precursor components and electrophilic precursor components.