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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
May. 18, 2001
Applicants:
Norman S. Gordon, Irvine, CA (US);
Robert P. Cooper, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Richard L. Quick, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Inventors:
Norman S. Gordon, Irvine, CA (US);
Robert P. Cooper, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Richard L. Quick, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to devices and methods for approximation, ligation, and fixation of tissue. The devices and methods are used with both traditional open surgical and endosurgical techniques.