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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:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nipro Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/708 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/708 ;
Abstract
A closure device for transcatheter operations includes a longitudinally elasticated fixing member ( ) having a shape-restoring force and being provided with a relatively large-sized, first and second circular portion ( ) at both ends thereof, and a closure membrane ( ) attached to the first circular portion ( ) and closing up a ring thereof. The first circular portion ( ) is fixed by a connecting portion extending from the fixed circular portion and progressively decreasing in size toward the second circular portion. The second circular portion may be provided with a holding portion ( ) as occasion demands.