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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2001
Applicants:
Laurent Schaller, Los Altos, CA (US);
John D. Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Liem Ho, Mountain View, CA (US);
Nga Doan, San Jose, CA (US);
Cong Thach, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Laurent Schaller, Los Altos, CA (US);
John D. Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Liem Ho, Mountain View, CA (US);
Nga Doan, San Jose, CA (US);
Cong Thach, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A novel bridge clip tissue connector includes two clips separated by a bridge portion. The clips allow for the connecting of tissue at two positions that are maintained by the bridge portion. The connector can be used for performing a wide variety of surgical procedures, including anastomosis and a horizontal mattress suture-like connection.