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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2004
Edward H. Cully, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
James T. Walter, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Charles F. White, Camp Verde, AZ (US);
Edward H. Cully, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
James T. Walter, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Charles F. White, Camp Verde, AZ (US);
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a composite medical device having a non-bioabsorbable implantable tissue repair or reconstruction component and a resilient bioabsorbable support member component that aids in deployment and placement of the implantable component at a surgical site. Following deployment, the support member component is readily bioabsorbed and removed from the implantable component. The invention is particularly useful in laproscopic, endoluminal, and other surgical procedures.