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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:
Nov. 01, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2002
Applicants:
Liem Ho, Mountain View, CA (US);
Isidro Matias Gandionco, Fremont, CA (US);
Nga T. Doan, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Liem Ho, Mountain View, CA (US);
Isidro Matias Gandionco, Fremont, CA (US);
Nga T. Doan, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B017/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tissue connector assembly comprising a clip movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration and a mechanical restraining device including a plurality of strands releasably attachable to the clip for restraining the clip in its open configuration. A needle may be releasably attached to the clip. A flexible member may also interconnect the clip and the needle.
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