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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2000
Filed:
May. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Eric L Mears, Duluth, GA (US);
Assignee:
Ensurg, Inc., Norcross, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606140 ;
Abstract
A ligating band dispenser has a first sleeve, to store one or more ligating bands, and a second member, which at least partially extends about and is movable relative to the first sleeve. The second sleeve is capable of engaging and moving a distal-most ligating band positioned on the first sleeve from an initial storage position to a dispensing position, irrespective of other ligating bands which may be stored thereon.