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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:
Oct. 18, 2010
Applicants:
Michael S. Mirizzi, San Jose, CA (US);
Anna G. Prestezog, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Halil I. Karabey, San Jose, CA (US);
John W. Rodriguez, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael S. Mirizzi, San Jose, CA (US);
Anna G. Prestezog, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Halil I. Karabey, 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 ...
A61B 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of treating a vein comprises accessing a vein at an access point spaced from a sapheno-femoral junction. A bioabsorbable fibrous body is implanted into the vein through the access point. The body is moved in the vein toward the sapheno-femoral junction.