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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:
Jan. 03, 1989
Filed:
Jan. 20, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Isaac Eliachar, Pepper Pike, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
12820716 ; 623-9 ;
Abstract
A surgical device for insertion into a living being to support the larynx comprised of an elongated tubular member having a closed, crowed upper end. The device is comprised of a resilient biocompatible polymer material and includes an elongated, narrow aperture through the crowned upper end forming a normally closed valve-like arrangement.