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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:
Mar. 09, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2005
Applicants:
Dean G. Karahalios, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Danny Horton Braddock, Jr., Germantown, TN (US);
Andrew Mccormick Dickson, Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Dean G. Karahalios, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Danny Horton Braddock, Jr., Germantown, TN (US);
Andrew McCormick Dickson, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An end device attached to an implant and methods of use. The end device comprises a base having a receiving area, an opening, and at least one gate that is selectively positionable between open and closed orientations. The implant is sized to fit through the opening and into the receiving area when the gate is in the open orientation. Once inserted, the gate is sized to extend across at least a section of the opening and prevent the implant from escaping.