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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:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2008
Applicants:
D. Russell Pflueger, Monarch Beach, CA (US);
Christopher Paul Thompson, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
D. Russell Pflueger, Monarch Beach, CA (US);
Christopher Paul Thompson, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Quiescence Medical, Inc., San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for maintaining patency of a vessel or other body region is provided. The apparatus includes an appliance having a non-circumferential form and being effective in maintaining patency or openness, or causing to become patent or open, a body region in which the appliance is located. The appliance may be formed of a flexible metallic struts structured to be submucossally implanted into a wall of the vessel or other body region.