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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. 28, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2003
Applicants:
Jerome H. Abrams, St. Paul, MN (US);
Claire T. Hovland, Andover, MN (US);
Paul J. Robinson, Andover, MN (US);
Inventors:
Jerome H. Abrams, St. Paul, MN (US);
Claire T. Hovland, Andover, MN (US);
Paul J. Robinson, Andover, MN (US);
Assignee:
Surgical Connections, Inc., Andover, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
According to embodiments of the invention, an apparatus for moving a diseased portion of an anatomical structure with respect to a healthy portion of an anatomical structure includes a first vacuum section adapted to apply vacuum force to and hold the healthy portion, and a second vacuum section adapted to apply vacuum force to and hold the diseased portion, wherein the second vacuum section is adapted to withdraw within the first vacuum section.
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