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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. 24, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2005
Applicants:
Zhigang LI, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Kevin Cooper, Flemington, NJ (US);
Raymond S. Shissias, Iselin, NJ (US);
Qiang Zhang, Annandale, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Zhigang Li, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Kevin Cooper, Flemington, NJ (US);
Raymond S. Shissias, Iselin, NJ (US);
Qiang Zhang, Annandale, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 43/18 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for use in tissue repair, a method of using the device in a surgical procedure and a method of making the device. The device is an assembly of a anchor with a cord passed through it, and a stopper to prevent the cord from passing back through the anchor.