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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:
Nov. 28, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 11, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gene W Kammerer, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Susan Trenka-Benthin, Pennington, NJ (US);
Keith Seritella, Kendall Park, NJ (US);
Rupam Naik, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606144 ;
Abstract
An H-type fastener for tissue. The fastener has a central spring member. The spring member has a first end and a second end. Tissue anchor members are mounted to each end. When placed in tissue, the spring member provides a compressive spring force upon tissue between the anchor members of the fastener.
Published as:
CA2224366A1; EP0847727A1; AU4829697A; JPH10179598A; CN1194817A; BR9705514A; US6152935A; US6156044A; AU735951B2; EP0847727B1; DE69727772D1; DE69727772T2; CA2224366C;