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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:
Dec. 30, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary L Rayburn, Moore, OK (US);
Rob G Riffle, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Frederick J Walburn, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Benjamin G Williams, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Assignee:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606151 ; 606220 ; 2271761 ;
Abstract
A surgical staple line reinforcement device for use with a variety of surgical staplers to protect against tissue damage from surgical staples. The device comprises a tube of bio-implantable material that can be quickly and readily applied by a surgical team to provide tissue reinforcement. The device preferably comprises a stretched or expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) with pre-established tear lines therein. The device allows for fast and safe staple reinforcement and rapid stapler separation and removal following installation.
Published as:
NL1003657A1; FR2736817A1; CA2231593A1; WO9703614A1; AU6396596A; NL1003657C2; US5702409A; ITMI961487A1; IT1283443B1; FR2736817B1; EP0957779A1; CA2231593C; EP0957779B1; DE69635139D1; ES2244973T3; DE69635139T2;