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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:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Scott D. Wampler, West Chester, OH (US);
Jeffrey J. Vaitekunas, West Chester, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/36 ; A61B 1/900 ; A61M 1/00 ; A61M 3/02 ; A61M 3/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/36 ; A61B 1/900 ; A61M 1/00 ; A61M 3/02 ; A61M 3/100 ;
Abstract
A method of repairing a defect in tissue includes the steps of placing a prosthetic over a tissue defect and against surrounding tissue. The prosthetic is then embedded into the surrounding tissue by an application of pressure and ultrasonic energy to the prosthetic and the surrounding tissue on at least one location on the prosthetic and surrounding tissue. The embedded prosthetic is then welded into surrounding tissue by an application of pressure and ultrasonic energy on the same location. The second application of energy is at a different energy intensity than the first application of energy.