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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2003
Applicants:
Vincent G. Copa, St. Paul, MN (US);
Kory P. Hamel, Bloomington, MN (US);
Sidney F. Hauschild, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Inventors:
Vincent G. Copa, St. Paul, MN (US);
Kory P. Hamel, Bloomington, MN (US);
Sidney F. Hauschild, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Assignee:
AMS Research Corporation, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Described are methods and devices relating to reconnecting tissue of the urethra, e.g., connecting the urethra and bladder after a radical prostatectomy, wherein the devices incorporate tissue approximating structure such as tines to maintain contact between severed tissue, such as a severed bladder neck tissue and a severed urethral stump tissue, preferably without the use of sutures.