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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2024
University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc., Louisville, KY (US);
Scott D. Cambron, Louisville, KY (US);
Daniel S. Metzinger, Louisville, KY (US);
Robert S. Keynton, Goshen, KY (US);
Hares A. Patel, Elizabethtown, KY (US);
Dakota J. Waldecker, Louisville, KY (US);
University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc., Louisville, KY (US);
Abstract
A trocar site closure clip includes a generally triangular central body, a pair of arms extending from the body, and an elongated support extending from the body between the arms. In use, the clip is advanced into a patient through a trocar, the trocar removed, then the clip partially retracted to engage and pierce the patient's tissue. The biodegradable clip remains in the patient's tissue, at least partially blocking the trocar site, and degrades over time as the patient heals.