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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2004
Applicants:
Gottfried Mueller, Igersheim, DE;
Thomas Beck, Durchhausen, DE;
Manfred Dworschak, Duerbheim, DE;
Sven Eggerstedt, Hamburg, DE;
Inventors:
Gottfried Mueller, Igersheim, DE;
Thomas Beck, Durchhausen, DE;
Manfred Dworschak, Duerbheim, DE;
Sven Eggerstedt, Hamburg, DE;
Assignee:
Aesculap AG & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a closure device for an opening in a layer of tissue comprising a plurality of wings which provide and/or hold bearing areas on tissue surrounding the opening, the wings are held by means of respective joints for swivelling movement on a base part.