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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:
Dec. 18, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2011
Applicants:
Halil I. Karabey, San Jose, CA (US);
Anna G. Prestezog, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael S. Mirizzi, San Jose, CA (US);
John W. Rodriguez, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Halil I. Karabey, San Jose, CA (US);
Anna G. Prestezog, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael S. Mirizzi, San Jose, CA (US);
John W. Rodriguez, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 6/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is a method and apparatus of contraception. The apparatus can include an implant sized for insertion into a fallopian tube. The implant can comprise a plurality of loose, bulked fibers. The fibers can be formed from one or more bioabsorbable materials, for example, the method can include inserting the implant into a fallopian tube and occluding the fallopian tube with the implant.