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:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2020
Tas Medical Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);
Thomas A. Kramer, San Carlos, CA (US);
Albert K. Chin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Gannon Borchers, San Francisco, CA (US);
Peter Bugos, Redwood City, CA (US);
Andrew Kwok, Belmont, CA (US);
Steven Ledbetter, San Carlos, CA (US);
TAS Medical, Inc., Windermere, FL (US);
Abstract
A medical device for approximating and securing tissue without requiring knots includes a lock-head, a strap section, distal protuberance, and a leader section. The device also includes a transition section between the leader and the strap section and a stiffening section proximal to the protuberance. The leader section is used to draw the strap section into the body through small apertures in tissue and the transition section provides a gradual transition in stiffness and size between the leader and the strap section.