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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:
Feb. 13, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2003
Mark E. Deem, Mountain View, CA (US);
Hanson S. Gifford, Iii, Woodside, CA (US);
Bernard Andreas, Redwood City, CA (US);
Sunmi Chew, San Jose, CA (US);
Ron French, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Doug Sutton, Pacifica, CA (US);
Mark E. Deem, Mountain View, CA (US);
Hanson S. Gifford, III, Woodside, CA (US);
Bernard Andreas, Redwood City, CA (US);
Sunmi Chew, San Jose, CA (US);
Ron French, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Doug Sutton, Pacifica, CA (US);
The Foundry Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods for augmenting or otherwise enhancing closure of body lumens comprise magnetic or magnetizable components or particles which are implanted in the wall of the lumen. The magnet fields exerted by the components or particles act to close the body lumen with a desired force.