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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2009
Applicants:
Damian Jelich, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Morgan House, Newfields, NH (US);
Nareak Douk, Lowell, MA (US);
Rany Huynh, Charlestown, MA (US);
Inventors:
Damian Jelich, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Morgan House, Newfields, NH (US);
Nareak Douk, Lowell, MA (US);
Rany Huynh, Charlestown, MA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/122 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Device, system and method for drawing together patient tissue. A central hub has an axis. Several tines are coupled to the central hub. Each of the tines has a tip and is resiliently biased to form a coil. Each tip points radially outward from the axis, with an approximately common angle between adjacent ones of the tines.