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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:
Jun. 12, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2002
Applicants:
Kimberly A. Anderson, Eagan, MN (US);
Robert E. Lund, St. Michael, MN (US);
Mark S. Bouchier, Lakeville, MN (US);
Francis D. Sturzl, Iii, Maplewood, MN (US);
James A. Gohman, Plymouth, MN (US);
Timothy A. Bachman, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Kimberly A. Anderson, Eagan, MN (US);
Robert E. Lund, St. Michael, MN (US);
Mark S. Bouchier, Lakeville, MN (US);
Francis D. Sturzl, III, Maplewood, MN (US);
James A. Gohman, Plymouth, MN (US);
Timothy A. Bachman, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
AMS Research Corporation, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Surgical articles, implants and components suitable creating composite slings are described. Novel procedures for assembling and utilizing composite slings are also detailed.