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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:
Aug. 17, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
Peter M. Bonutti, Effingham, IL (US);
Assignee:
Bonutti 2003 Trust-A, Effingham, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 3/002 ; A61F 2/28 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 3/002 ; A61F 2/28 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of forming a tissue implant that includes applying force to the tissue to form the implant which has a predetermined shape. The applied force against the tissue is monitored or controlled during the shaping of the tissue.