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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2004
Richard S. Stack, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Dan Balbierz, Redwood City, CA (US);
John Lunsford, San Carlos, CA (US);
Kevin Van Bladel, Livermore, CA (US);
William S. Eubanks, Jr., Columbia, MO (US);
William L. Athas, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Richard A. Glenn, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Richard Kouri, Raleigh, NC (US);
Richard S. Stack, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Dan Balbierz, Redwood City, CA (US);
John Lunsford, San Carlos, CA (US);
Kevin van Bladel, Livermore, CA (US);
William S. Eubanks, Jr., Columbia, MO (US);
William L. Athas, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Richard A. Glenn, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Richard Kouri, Raleigh, NC (US);
Synecor, LLC, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
Various methods and devices are described for retaining a medical implant within a body cavity. According to one aspect, one or more plications are formed and the medical device is coupled to or seated against the plication(s). A patch may be positioned between tissue layers forming the plication so as to reinforce the tissue adhesion forming between the tissue layers.