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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:
May. 22, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Todd Allen Berg, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Jon Patrick St. Germain, Elk River, MN (US);
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical Cardiovascular Group, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 ;
Abstract
A graft for use in vascular anastomosis is provided. The graft includes a cylindrical metal braided frame and suture retention structures at the ends of the braided frame which provide suture sites for anastomosis.