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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:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2022
Applicant:
Universität Zürich, Zürich, CH;
Inventors:
Kurt Ruffieux, Thalwil, CH;
Yannick Devaud, Zürich, CH;
Mathias Blaser, Zürich, CH;
Sebastian Wollmann, Nussbaumen, CH;
Marko Rusov, Belgrade, RS;
Nicole Ochsenbein-Kölble, Zürich, CH;
Martin Ehrbar, Wil, CH;
Assignee:
UNIVERSITÄT ZÜRICH, Zürich, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 17/06004 (2013.01); A61B 17/42 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0472 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06042 (2013.01); A61B 2017/4216 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a device to be used for closing a tissue opening in a tissue. In particular, the present invention relates to a device used for a closing an opening in a membrane such as a fetal membrane by stitching in a minimally invasive procedure.