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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. 22, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Barry N. Gellman, Easton, MA (US);
Rodney Brenneman, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
David Sauvageau, Methuen, MA (US);
William Pintauro, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Rodney Appell, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Armand A. Morin, Berkeley, MA (US);
Assignee:
SciMed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/704 ;
Abstract
Guide member placement devices are provided herein. The guide member placement devices of the invention are particularly useful for blunt dissection and introduction of a guide member into a body in a minimally invasive manner. The disclosed guide member placement devices are also useful in pelvic floor reconstruction procedures because they permit a surgeon to introduce a guide member beneath a urethra without puncturing the vaginal wall.