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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:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
James F. McGuckin, Jr., Radnor, PA (US);
Christopher W. Maurer, Malden, MA (US);
Walter H. Peters, Downington, PA (US);
Assignee:
Rex Medical, L.P., Conshohocken, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/708 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/708 ;
Abstract
Clip apparatus for closing a vessel aperture resulting from insertion of a surgical implement comprising an elongated strand comprising a central portion and extremity portions extending from said central portion. The tips of said extremity portions remote from said central portion are shaped to retain tissue encountered thereby. The extremity portions have memory characteristics seeking to cause said extremity portions to curl with respect to said central portions to retain tissue engaged thereby when said strand is in an unconstrained disposition.
Published as:
CA2381818A1; WO0119256A1; AU7373700A; EP1211983A1; WO0119256A9; US2003093096A1; US6749622B2; US2005055049A1; EP1211983B1; DE60033827D1; ES2283316T3; DE60033827T2; CA2381818C; US7662168B2;